arch- 前綴
初,原始,舊,原,第一,主要
Arch- A prefix signifying chief, as in archbuilder, archfiend.
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arch
adj 1: (of persons) highest in rank or authority or office; "his
arch rival" [syn: arch(a)]
2: (used of behavior or attitude) characteristic of those who
treat others with condescension [syn: condescending, patronizing,
patronising]
3: expert in skulduggery; "an arch criminal" [syn: arch(a)]
n 1: a curved shape in the vertical plane that spans an opening
2: a curved bony structure supporting or enclosing organs
(especially arches of the feet)
3: a passageway under an arch [syn: archway]
4: (architecture) a masonry construction (usually curved) for
spanning an opening and supporting the weight above it
v : form an arch or curve; "her back arches"; "her hips curve
nicely" [syn: curve, arc]
Arch
an architectural term found only in Ezek. 40:16, 21, 22, 26, 29.
There is no absolute proof that the Israelites employed arches
in their buildings. The arch was employed in the building of the
pyramids of Egypt. The oldest existing arch is at Thebes, and
bears the date B.C. 1350. There are also still found the remains
of an arch, known as Robinson's Arch, of the bridge connecting
Zion and Moriah. (See TYROPOEON VALLEY.)