capitol

名词 n.
中文释义

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. Any building or complex of buildings in which a legislature meets. US
    — The state capitol is located smack-dab in the middle of the state's capital.
  2. Any citadel or complex of buildings similar to the Roman Capitol, particularly Italian and Roman citadels including temples to Jupiter, Juno, and Minerva. historical
  3. Alternative form of capitoul (“the former chief magistrates of Toulouse, France”). alt-of,alternative,historical

词形变化

capitols plural Capitol alternative

词汇关系

衍生词
Old Capitol Site
相关词
capital Capitoline

词源

From Middle English Capitolie, via Anglo-Norman capitolie, Old French capitoile, from Latin Capitōlium (“Capitoline Hill, its temples; any similar citadel”), from the oblique stem of caput (“head”) + -ō (noun-forming suffix) or -ōlus (“-ole”, diminutive suffix) + -ium (toponym-forming suffix). Compare Latin capitō and capitulum. As a French magistrate, via French capitoul, from Capitole, the town hall of Toulouse. Doublet of Capitolium and capitoul.
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