| 单词 | 国会大厦 |
| 释义 | 〔Washington〕The capital of the United States, on the Potomac River between Virginia and Maryland and coextensive with the District of Columbia. It was designed by Pierre L'Enfant and became the capital in 1800. In the War of 1812 the British captured and sacked (1814) Washington, burning most of the public buildings, including the Capitol and the White House. Population, 609,909.华盛顿特区：美国首都，位于弗吉尼亚和马里兰之间的波多马克河畔，与哥伦比亚特区具有同等范围。它由皮埃尔·L·昂方设计，于1800年成为首都。在1812年战争中，英军占领并洗劫了华盛顿(1814年），烧毁了大部分公共建筑，包括国会大厦及白宫。人口609,909〔Hoxie〕American sculptor known especially for her marble statue of Abraham Lincoln (unveiled 1871) in the rotunda of the Capitol in Washington, D.C.霍克西，温尼尔·里姆：(1847-1914) 美国雕塑家，尤以其大理石雕像“亚伯拉罕·林肯”(1871年揭幕）而著名，此像存放于华盛顿特区美国国会大厦的圆形大厅中〔Bulfinch〕American architect whose major works include the Massachusetts State House in Boston (1798) and the completion of the U.S. Capitol (1830).布尔芬奇，查尔斯：(1763-1844) 美国建筑师，主要作品有位于波士顿的马萨诸塞州大厦(1798年）和美国国会大厦(1830年）〔capitol〕A building or complex of buildings in which a state legislature meets.国会大厦：一国的立法机构开会的建筑或建筑群〔Crawford〕American sculptor and noted exponent of neoclassicism. His works includeArmed Freedom atop the U.S. Capitol. 克劳福德，托马斯：(1814-1857) 美国雕刻家，是新古典主义的杰出代表。他的作品包括安置在美国国会大厦里的《武装自由》 铜像 〔capitol〕Capitol The building in Washington, D.C., where the Congress of the United States meets.See Usage Note at capital 1 Capitol 美国国会大厦，国会山庄：华盛顿特区的一幢建筑，美国国会在此举行会议 参见 capital1 |
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