建筑学专业英语复习重点

1、Part One Professional TermsUnit One ArchitectureText Architecture1. 建筑物 ；建筑学；enclosure of space； precise activities； be housed in ；dictate ；size；shape； in some logical relation； halls，stairs or elevators； expected load of traffic；different purposes；organization of spaces；destination； subconsciously；

2、edifice；inconvenience； visual confusion； permanence； raw materials； stone， brick， wood ，steel ，or glass；resist compression；2. tensile /compressive strength；withstanding tension； bend downward between the supports； the lower half of the beam； under tension；It follows ； at frequent intervals；sturdy； t

3、he spaces between columns ； vertical rectangle ； fibrous material； wooden posts； slender； under constructionreconstructions ；gridiron ；frame construction；skeleton；surfacing material；cantilever construction ；project；meet（content/satisfy） ；physical requirements； aesthetic unity；the sides / rear/ front

4、 of a structure ；bear sufficient correspondence to；3. the nave， aisles， transepts and radiating chapels of gothic cathedrals； internal /external ； the exterior /interior； proportion； relationship of voids to solids， of height to width，of length to breadth； golden section；repetition；dimension；module；

5、visible； scale；visually；convey； bench， step；balustrade；normal dimensions of human beings；imperceptibly；intermediate size；doorway；perceive its vastness； identifiable； belong on its site；geographyRMA The Study of Architecture4. a five-year Bachelor of Architecture program；a studio course；actual or hyp

6、othetical architectural problem；preliminary design solution；graph presented； faculty and professionals；non-architectural courses ；architectural solution； behavioral sciences；freehand drawing；graphic delineation；composition； two-and three-dimensional forms；introductory course；forces of gravity， wind，

7、 and earth quakes；calculus；descriptive geometry；5. engineering statics；structural materials；engineering-oriented program；timber；reinforced concrete； calculations；professional practice；cost estimating；construction supervision；site planning；acoustics， lighting； heating and air conditioning； electrical

8、 and structural design；required or optional courses；contract document；建筑技术； 建筑历史；建筑理论Unit Two HousingText Housing1. housing ；living quarters ；function ；shelter；neighborhood； available housing ；community center；singlefamily home；metropolitan area； crowding；suburban /urban/country（rural）； accessibilit

9、y of transportation ； decisive factor ；resident；2. professional land developer；mass-produced development； identical ；individually；semidetached house；privacy； row house； in the upper price brackets；multistory multiple dwelling； dweller； terrace；backyard；laundromats；garage；gardened foyers； block；playg

10、round；cooperative/ condominium housing ；tenant；3. building maintenance， service， and repair；default；mortgage；public facilities；hallways；incinerator；zoning law； building lot； residential， commercial， or industrial building；building/ housing codes；a building permit； tenement-house ；sanitary；residentia

11、l neighborhood ；cleanliness；sanitation；street departments；weldRMB Recent Trends of Housing4. urban concentration ；city planning；regional planning；financial aid；FHA(Federal Housing Act) ； Veterans Administration (VA)；urban renewal；demolishingdemolition of slums；public housing；outlying district；planni

12、ng and zoning board；land use；speculative building ； government aided；provided for low-rent public housing；slum clearance；5. housing for the elderly； grants-in-aid ；housing rehabilitation；sewage and water facilities； health and recreation facilities；Model Cities Program；free-enterprise countries；coun

13、tries with centrally planned economies； tax exemptions； urbanization ；craftsmen；waste disposalUnit Three The language of Architecture()Text The language of Architecture():1. 建筑语言； aboriginal tribesman；reveal ；blithering；have a good command of；illiterate；spire；infinite；innumerable；indeterminate； inta

14、ngible； interpretive； receptive；prejudices；convictions，and sensitivities；architectural word；an opening； closet；shed；a entrance (to)； 2. an exit（from）；cottage；slot； a hinged cover；at small scale；at a larger size；a ducal mansion；warrior；gateway；a passage（through）；triumphal arches；squares or plazas；mem

15、orialRMB The language of Architecture()3. architects vocabulary；architectural design；burglar；stockbroker；face（v.）； connection；平面 ，立面 ，剖面 ，总平面 ，透视图 ；architectural term； the face/ opposite/rear/sides/end/corner of the building； anthropomorphism； occupant；casement； 4. the rock-and-roll star；balcony；a g

16、reat arched or pedimented window；fringe；impersonality；show window；diamond-paned window；inn； snugness；plate glass window； bottle-glass window；cafeteria；architectural elements；roof；railingUnit Four The Financial Setup（）Text The Financial Setup（）1. apartment houses；monetary profit；client；a analysis in

17、investment；income and profit；financial setup； in the black；gets quite a good name；fraternity；off the marks；aspiration ；clincher； estimated cost ；section；maintaining；running ；mortgage interest； amortization； principal；annual interest；variable value；against a time scale；rent roll ；2. gross income；rent

18、al；vacancy； fictional； undertaken； turnover；clincher；the remainder；net income；profit rate；return；imaginary case；under consideration；high-rise；by a rule of thumb；go for；the banlance；lump together ；simplification ；savings and loan society；insurance company；promoter Unit Five The Domain of Urban Design

19、Text The Domain of Urban Design1. urban design；physical quality；physical and spatial design；component； residential communities； individual buildings； positive and negative effects；nomenclature；circulation and parking； at the microlevel； focal points； viewpoints； land-marks；2. quality of maintenance；

20、 spaciousness； monotony； clarity of route；orientation；compatibility of uses；presence of natural elements；distance to open spaces；visual interest of the street faade；quality of view；microclimate；pinpoint； plaza； mall； seating areas；3. lamp posts； grouping； specific； direct sunlight； windswept； locati

21、on； supports for activity；framework；presenting；zero in on； categorization； building form and massing； open space；pedestrian ways； activity support； signage； preservation RMB City Planning4. city/regional planning；municipal； boulevards；civic centers；parkways；fabric of cities；public buildings；docks；ha

22、rbors；landscape architects；master plans ordinances and regulations；subdivision；zoning /building codes；creative；studiousUNIT Six Shopping CenterText Shopping Center1. be located；with provisions for；suburbia；proliferation of automobiles；had their genesis in；in close proximity；existing；enlarged；minicit

23、y；conjunction；merchandising principles；lure；staples；department store；keystones；bakeries；beauty shops；disco houses；2. bowling alley；food courts； row or strip development； sidewalks； pedestrian area；shrubbery；sculpture；fountain；recreational facilities； leasable；pedestrian trafficRMB Greet Streets3. co

24、ncrete or asphalt paving；microclimate；solar energy ；natural drainage；grassy ；common land；paving stone；overflow；sprawl；neighborhood；park；parking lot；driveway； residential area；bed；moss；road，street，paths ；lanes；right angleUnit Eight LightingText Lighting1. Lighting；visible；perceive mass， height， volum

25、e， texture， color， and ornament；illumination；squint；persuasive；dimness；auditorium；foot-candle；is specified as；cosmetics；distribution；terminal；booth； local lighting； reflective surfaces；shiny； 2. darker shade；rough texture；immediate intensity；general lighting；local lighting；accent lighting；glare；temp

26、orarily；aisle；light receptor；acute；approaching；contrast severe；3. ambiance；a parallel with； acoustic；ablaze ； floodlight； bush；showmanship；architectural lighting；flood-lighting；cityscape；dusk；wonderland；versatile；sensitivelyRMA Pools of light4. pools of light；uniform illumination；lighting engineer；d

27、isoriented； egg-crate；fluorescent light；flat，even light；place；human organism；dappled；vary continuously；light gradients；corresponding to；definition， cohesiveness， and existence；phenomenological；5. background lighting；on-the-spot observation；lounge；private and intimate ambience； dimmer surrounding；bus

28、tle；suspend；trucking depot；solidarity；coffee stand； encompassUnit Nine The Evolution of Cluster HousingText The Evolution of Cluster Housing1. cluster housing；enduring；settlement；configuration；ingenuity；physical/social setting；physical organization；rigid；value；perspective view；planning principle；com

29、munity scale；drawing upon；enlightened； compromise； conventional； defensible； aligned； 2. front on；opened onto；court；urbanization；concentrations of population；refinement； sophistication；medieval；compact； frontage；genesis；contemporary；incremental；large-scale；preconception；topography；geometric pattern；

30、rectilinear grid；generator；3. influx；walk-up tenement；flat；set aside；lifestyle；tenement housing；complete with；squeeze；high-rise housing；overwhelming；spawn；sustain；further intensify；humane；equivalent；spare；landform；patio；terrace house；hot/dry climate zone；hilly；inaccessibleUnit Ten Where We go from Here ArchitecturallyText Where We go from Here Architecturally1. presage；solar design；energy limitation；human scale；owner；conceptual designer；economically sound；people-oriented；the American Institute of Architects(AIA) ；visionary； sealed glass tower；avenue；the first floor；look-alike；variation；grid