Capitol

n. 美国国会大厦；（美国）州议会大厦

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capitol （美国）国会大厦

来自拉丁词Capitolium, 古罗马主神Jupiter神庙。美国国会大厦以此为名，象征着古罗马的共和精神。最终来自词根cap, 头。

Capitol (n.): "building where U.S. Congress meets," 1793 (in writings of Thomas Jefferson), from Latin Capitolium, temple of Jupiter Optimus Maximus on the Capitoline Hill in ancient Rome. Used earlier of Virginia state houses (1699). Its use in American public architecture deliberately evokes Roman republican imagery. With reference to the Roman citadel, it is recorded in English from late 14c., via Old North French capitolie. Relationship of Capitoline to capital is likely but not certain.

1. This policy had repeatedly come under strong criticism on Capitol Hill.: 该政策在美国国会屡遭强烈批评。

2. 3,000 city officials descended on Capitol Hill to lobby for more money.: 3,000名市政官员齐聚国会山，为筹集更多的款项进行游说。

4. The Democrats held a pep rally on Capitol Hill yesterday.: 民主党昨天在国会山召开了竞选誓师大会。