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Comprehensive English-Chinese Dictionary

Gothic [ 'gɑθɪk] [ 'gɔθɪk]
  1. 1. adjective 哥特人的;哥特语
  2. 2. adjective [architecture] 哥特式的(12-16世纪西欧广泛采用建筑风格
  3. 3. adjective [有时作 Gothic]中世纪的中古时代)的
  4. 4. adjective [有时作 Gothic]非古典的
  5. 5. adjective [有时作 Gothic]野蛮的;未开化的
  6. 6. adjective [England] 哥特式文学体的(以中古背景等,尤指以神秘恐怖特征的),怪诞的,恐怖凄凉
  7. 7. adjective [England] (19世纪初)假哥特式的
  8. 8. noun 哥特语
  9. 9. noun [architecture] 哥特式,哥特风格
  10. 10. noun [印] [American English] 哥特体(字)
  11. 11. noun [印] [England] 同义词】black letter

Collins English-English Dictionary

Gothic ['gɑθɪk]
  1. 1. adj denoting, relating to, or resembling the style of architecture that was used in W Europe from the 12th to the 16th centuries, characterized by the lancet arch, the ribbed vault, and the flying buttress - See also Gothic Revival
  2. 2. adj [sometimes not capital] of or relating to a literary style characterized by gloom, the grotesque, and the supernatural, popular esp in the late 18th century Gothick
  3. 3. adj of or relating to the style of sculpture, painting, or other arts as practised in W Europe from the 12th to the 16th centuries
  4. 4. adj of, relating to, or characteristic of the Goths or their language
  5. 5. adj [sometimes not capital] primitive and barbarous in style, behaviour, etc
  6. 6. adj of or relating to the Middle Ages
  7. 7. adj another word for Goth
  8. 8. n Gothic architecture or art
  9. 9. n the extinct language of the ancient Goths, known mainly from fragments of a translation of the Bible made in the 4th century by Bishop Wulfila - See also East Germanic
  10. 10. n black letter the family of heavy script typefaces
  11. 11. n another word for Goth

Examples

Gothic architecture architecture
the Gothic revival revival
哥特式教堂
Gothic cathedral (or church) 哥特式
上海的国际礼拜堂是一座近代哥特式的砖木结构的建筑。
The Shanghai International Church is a modern Gothic building made of wood and bricks. 礼拜堂
走近了看, 这座哥特式建筑阴惨恐怖。
Approaching nearer, the Gothic building is gloomy and heart-rending. 阴惨

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