"edifice" in Chinese (Traditional)
大廈建築物
Definition
一座大型且引人注目的建築，通常很重要或具有特殊用途。有時也用來正式指複雜的體系或結構。
Usage Notes (Chinese (Traditional))
“edifice”是較為正式、書面的詞，用於宏偉建築或比喻複雜體制（如「法律大廈」）。不適用於一般住宅。
Examples
The old city hall is a famous edifice downtown.
老市政廳是市中心有名的**大廈**。
The museum is a modern edifice with glass walls.
這家博物館是一座帶玻璃牆的現代**建築物**。
The ancient temple is an impressive edifice.
那座古廟是一座令人印象深刻的**大廈**。
Many tourists take photos of the Gothic edifice by the river.
許多遊客在河邊拍攝這座哥特式的**建築物**。
The company headquarters is an impressive glass edifice in the business district.
公司總部是商業區一座令人印象深刻的玻璃**大廈**。
Democracy as we know it is a complex edifice built over centuries.
我們所知的民主是一座歷經幾個世紀建立起來的複雜**體系**。