
acropolis
英 [ə'krɒpəlɪs]
美 [ə'krɑpəlɪs]
n. (古希臘都城的)衛城;城堡
中文詞源:
acropolis 衛城(雅典)
詞根acer, 尖的,高的。詞根pol, 城市,同police, 城市保護者。
例句:
1. The Acropolis dominates the city of Athens.
雅典的衛城高聳於雅典全城之上.
2. The Acropolis is floodlit in the evenings.
夜晚泛光燈把衛城照得通亮.
3. On the top of the Acropolis is the Parthenon.
衛城的頂端是怕臺農神廟.
4. He spared no expense when he constructed the buildings of the Acropolis.
他不惜成本,斥下巨資建造阿克羅波利斯.
5. The Eiffel Tower and the Acropolis had also been contenders.
埃菲爾鐵塔和雅典衛城也參與瞭此次競選.
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