每日N词|20160129

According to the inscription on its cornerstone, this building was erected in 1919.

从奠基石上的铭文可知这座建筑建于1919年。

▷inscription [ɪn'skrɪpʃən]

【释义】

Inscription is a fancy word for “writing” — the act of writing or a small bit of writing. You weren't excited when you received the card, but the inscription inside made you weep with emotion. Here, have a tissue.

n. 题词;铭文;刻印

The donor engraved the following inscription upon it.

捐献者在它上面刻下了如下铭文。

▷erect [ɪ'rekt]

【释义】

Erect means "build" or "upright." If you erect a house, you build it. If you stand erect, you hold your body as tall as possible.

vt. 使竖立;建造;安装

adj. 竖立的;笔直的

They plan to erect an apartment house on that property.

他们计划在那片地产上建造一座公寓楼。