1660s, from Latinized form of Greek akropolis "citadel" (especially that of Athens), from akros "highest, upper" (see acrid) + polis in its older sense of "citadel; enclosed space, often on high ground" (see polis).
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1. The Acropolis dominates the city of Athens.
雅典的卫城高耸于雅典全城之上.
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2. The Acropolis is floodlit in the evenings.
夜晚泛光灯把卫城照得通亮.
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3. On the top of the Acropolis is the Parthenon.
卫城的顶端是怕台农神庙.
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4. He spared no expense when he constructed the buildings of the Acropolis.
他不惜成本,斥下巨资建造阿克罗波利斯.
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5. The Eiffel Tower and the Acropolis had also been contenders.