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architecture

noun
 
🔊/ˈɑːkɪtektʃə(r)/
🔊/ˈɑːrkɪtektʃər/
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  1.  
     [uncountable] the art and study of designing buildings建筑学
    • to study architecture学习建筑学
    • She's a professor of architecture at the University of Oregon.她是俄勒冈大学的建筑学教授。
    • an architecture student/critic建筑系学生/评论家
    Topics Buildingsa2
  2.  
     [uncountable] the design or style of a building or buildings建筑设计；建筑风格
    • the architecture of the eighteenth century十八世纪的建筑风格
    • modern architecture现代建筑设计
    • There are examples of most styles of architecture in the town.镇上有大多数建筑风格的例子。
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective
    • classical
    • contemporary
    • medieval
    • …
    phrases
    • a school of architecture
    • a style of architecture
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  3. [countable, uncountable] (computing计算机) the design and structure of a computer system体系结构；（总体、层次）结构，架构Topics Computersc1
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective
    • client-server
    • hardware
    • information
    • …
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    4. Word Originmid 16th cent.: from Latin architectura, from architectus from Greek arkhitektōn, from arkhi- ‘chief’ + tektōn ‘builder’.