名詞 architecture:

1. an architectural product or work
2. the discipline dealing with the principles of design and construction and ornamentation of fine buildings
3. the profession of designing buildings and environments with consideration for their esthetic effect
4. (computer science) the structure and organization of a computer's hardware or system software
   同義詞：computer architecture

1. This church is a fine example of Norman architecture.
   這座教堂是典型的諾曼式建筑。
2. The style of architecture originated from the ancient Greeks.
   這種建筑風格起源于古希臘。
3. The new house he bought was colonial architecture.
   他新買的房子是美國初期的建筑。
4. This church is a classic example of medieval architecture.
   這座教堂是中世紀建筑風格的典型實例。
5. The Forbidden City is one of the world's greatest works of architecture.
   紫禁城是世界上最偉大的建筑之一。
6. The making of drawings in accordance with the rules of mathematics, as in engineering or architecture.
   工程制圖遵循數(shù)學法則制作的圖形(例如工程學和建筑學中的)
7. He obtained a diploma in architecture.
   他獲得了建筑學的學位證書。
8. The architecture of this house is very substantial.
   這座房子的結(jié)構(gòu)很牢固。

ar.chi.tec.ture

n.Abbr. archit.,arch.（名詞）縮寫 archit.,arch.
The art and science of designing and erecting buildings.
建筑學：設(shè)計和建筑物建造的藝術(shù)與科學
Buildings and other large structures:
建筑物和其它大型構(gòu)筑物：
例句：
the low, brick-and-adobe architecture of the Southwest.
美國西南部的低矮的磚坯建筑物

A style and method of design and construction:
設(shè)計及構(gòu)造的方式和方法：
例句：
Byzantine architecture.
拜占庭建筑式樣

Orderly arrangement of parts; structure:
部件的有序安排；結(jié)構(gòu)：
例句：
the architecture of the federal bureaucracy; the broad architecture of a massive novel; computer architecture.
聯(lián)邦行政系統(tǒng)的結(jié)構(gòu)；小說的龐大結(jié)構(gòu)；計算機結(jié)構(gòu)

來源：
Latin architectôra
拉丁語 architectôra
from architectus [architect] * see architect
源自 architectus [建筑師] *參見 architect

【引伸】
ar.chitec.tural
adj.（形容詞）
ar.chitec.turally
adv.（副詞）