campanile
campanile — noun
- campanilesingular
- campanilesplural
1. a tall, narrow building designed to hold bells, often standing separate from the
a tall, narrow building designed to hold bells, often standing separate from the church or other large building it belongs to
The campanile in the town square rang twelve times to mark midday.
collocation: campanile + rang / ring
Restoration work on the 14th-century campanile took nearly three years to complete.
adjective modifier: 14th-century campanile
From the top of the campanile, visitors could see the cathedral roof and the hills beyond.
The sound of the campanile bells woke Sofia at six o'clock every morning.
- bell tower
the everyday term for any tower with bells; campanile specifically suggests a slender, often freestanding tower, especially in Italian architecture
- belfry
strictly refers to the room or chamber within a tower where bells hang, not the whole structure
文法句型
a/the campanile
the campanile of [building]
用法筆記
Frequently used with a definite article when referring to a specific tower. Common in descriptions of Italian architecture, where many campaniles were built between the 11th and 14th centuries.