building是指任何建筑物,但不涉及建筑物的大小、风格以及所用材料。
例如:
They were on the upper floor of the building
他们在这座建筑物的楼上。
Crowds gathered around the Parliament building.
人群聚集在
议会大厦的周围。
architecture是强调建筑的式样或风格。
例如:
He studied classical architecture and design in Rome.
他在罗马学习了古典建筑学和设计。
Exciting artistic breakthroughs have recently occurred in the fields of painting, sculpture and architecture
绘画、雕塑和建筑领域最近出现了激动人心的艺术突破。
structure强调建筑的结构,如
承重墙等。
例如:
The feet are highly specialised structures made up of 26 small delicate bones.
脚的结构非常特殊,由26块细小的骨头组成。
About half of those funds has gone to repair public roads, structures and bridges
那些基金中大约有一半已被用来维修公路、公共建筑物和桥梁。