English Dictionary

ziggurat

IPA（発音記号）

/ˈzɪɡʊˌɹæt/

名詞

A temple tower of the ancient Mesopotamian valley, having the form of a terraced pyramid of successively receding stories / Any building with similar style or shape.

日本語の意味

古代メソポタミアの神殿塔、段階的に縮小する階層を持つピラミッド型の建造物 / 上記の様式や形状を模した建物

The archaeologists climbed the steep stairs of the ziggurat to study its weathered inner chambers.

考古学者たちは、その風化した内部の部屋を調べるために、段状に重なる階を持つ古代メソポタミアのピラミッド型神殿の急な階段を登った。

意味（1）

A temple tower of the ancient Mesopotamian valley, having the form of a terraced pyramid of successively receding stories

It would be uplifting to think that the ziggurat was the first expression of Near Eastern civilization, for then one could speak about humanity's fascination with the heavens, of the human quest for communion with the infinite.

意味（2）

Any building with similar style or shape.

He works in an old ziggurat of an office building.

ziggurats （ plural ）