spire
noun /ˈspaɪə(r)/
/ˈspaɪər/
- a tall pointed structure on the top of a building, especially a church
(教堂等顶部的)尖塔,尖顶 - a magnificent view of the spires of the city
全城建筑物尖顶尽收眼底的美景。
Collocations DictionarySpire is used after these nouns:- cathedral
词源Old English spīr ‘tall slender stem of a plant’; related to German Spier ‘tip of a blade of grass’. - a magnificent view of the spires of the city