pagoda
pagoda — noun
- pagodasingular
- pagodasplural
1. a tall temple tower found in parts of Asia, with floors rising one above another
a tall temple tower found in parts of Asia, with floors rising one above another and a roof over each level.
Tourists climbed the hill at dawn to photograph the pagoda above the lake.
pagoda above + [place]
Lanterns glowed around the pagoda during the spring festival in Kyoto.
pagoda during a festival
From the train window, Mira spotted a white pagoda on the distant hill.
Workers repaired the pagoda roof after strong winds damaged the top floor.
Visitors left their shoes outside before entering the old pagoda.
- stupa
a close Buddhist term, but it can also name broader monument shapes, not only the tall East Asian tower form
- temple tower
a descriptive phrase for the tower part of a temple complex rather than a fixed synonym
文法句型
visit/see a pagoda
a pagoda on/by/above + [place]
pagoda roof / wooden pagoda / stone pagoda
用法筆記
Usually refers to the tower itself rather than the whole temple complex. It often appears with verbs such as visit, see, climb to, or photograph when the building is a visible landmark.