高层建筑英文说法是 high-rise building。来源方面，high 是“高的”的意思，rise 是“增长”或“上升”的意思，因此 high-rise 意为“高耸的”或“高层的”。而 building 则是“建筑物”的意思。因此，high-rise building 意为“高层建筑物”。

一些例句及其中文翻译如下：

The view from our high-rise building is amazing. 我们高层建筑物的景观太棒了。

Many people live in high-rise buildings in big cities. 很多人住在大城市里的高层建筑物里。

The high-rise building was built in the 1980s. 这座高层建筑物是在 1980 年代建造的。

The fire department had to use a helicopter to rescue a person from the top of the high-rise building. 消防队不得不使用直升机把一个人从高层建筑物的顶部救下来。