acropolis
英 [ə'krɒpəlɪs]
美 [ə'krɑpəlɪs]
acropolis 卫城（雅典）词根acer, 尖的，高的。词根pol, 城市，同police, 城市保护者。
- acropolis (n.)
- 1660s, from Latinized form of Greek akropolis "citadel" (especially that of Athens), from akros "highest, upper" (see acrid) + polis in its older sense of "citadel; enclosed space, often on high ground" (see polis).
- 1. The Acropolis dominates the city of Athens.
- 雅典的卫城高耸于雅典全城之上.
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- 2. The Acropolis is floodlit in the evenings.
- 夜晚泛光灯把卫城照得通亮.
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- 3. On the top of the Acropolis is the Parthenon.
- 卫城的顶端是怕台农神庙.
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- 4. He spared no expense when he constructed the buildings of the Acropolis.
- 他不惜成本,斥下巨资建造阿克罗波利斯.
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- 5. The Eiffel Tower and the Acropolis had also been contenders.
- 埃菲尔铁塔和雅典卫城也参与了此次竞选.
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