architecture

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ar·chi·tec·ture /ˈɑːkətektʃə $ ˈɑːrkətektʃər/ S3 W3 noun

1 [uncountableU]AA the style and design of a building or buildings 建筑风格，建筑设计

architecture of

the architecture of Venice

威尼斯的建筑风格

modern/classical/medieval etc architecture 现代/古典/中世纪等的建筑风格

2 [uncountableU]AA the art and practice of planning and designing buildings 建筑学

He studied architecture at university.

他在大学里读的是建筑学。

3 [uncountableU]DESIGN the structure of something 结构

the architecture of DNA

DNA（脱氧核糖核酸）的结构

4. [countableC, uncountableU]TD technical the structure of a computer system and the way it works 〔计算机的〕体系结构，架构

—architectural /ˌɑːkəˈtektʃərəl◂ $ ˌɑːr-/ adjectiveadj

architectural features

建筑特色

—architecturally adverbadv

Architecturally, Chengdu is quite different from most of China.

从建筑学的角度看，成都与中国大多数地方很不一样。

Examples from the Corpus

architecture• This may relate to its revival in the garden, where the style, as architecture, first secured a footing.• Rottmayer played an important role in Czech architecture between 1918 and 1939.• City Hall is a fine example of Gothic architecture.• This forced on builders a simple form of Gothic architecture.• Secular remains of Gothic architecture in Czechoslovakia are fewer.• medieval architecture• Minerals are understood in terms of their molecular architecture.• She's studying architecture at college.• We spent most of our time in Barcelona just looking at the architecture.• The architecture for a balanced-budget deal is largely in place.• The architecture and culture feel pleasantly familiar and the friendly atmosphere makes Tenerife particularly attractive.• And the rooms pull a few surrealistic tricks with their architecture.

modern/classical/medieval etc architecture• Competitors felt, as events were to prove with considerable justification, that official opinion favoured classical architecture.• The austerity and uniformity of much modern architecture made sculpture superfluous.• Contrary to one of the fantasies of modern architecture, brick and masonry buildings are far more flexible than concrete, steel-framed ones.• Between the wars the idea of modern architecture was a heroic adventure which could actually improve man's condition.• The foundation of the Camden Society in 1839 had promoted much more careful study of medieval architecture.• The current architectural debate has served to polarise popular opinion on modern architecture.• There is, however, apart from these regional differences, a similarity about most Scandinavian Medieval architecture.• Now, thanks to modern architecture and a porous defense, neither is a problem.

From Longman Business Dictionary

architecturear·chi·tec·ture /ˈɑːkətektʃəˈɑːrkətektʃər/ noun [uncountableU]

1the style or design of a building

modern architecture

2the study and practice of planning and designing buildings

Stirling went to Trinity College to study architecture.

3COMPUTING the design of the different parts inside a computer and the way they work together

software application architecture

→ client/server architecture

ar·chi·tec·ture noun

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