adstruct
动词 v.
英文释义
动词 v.
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To improve something by augmentation or supplementation:; To build on to an existing structure.
— Since my little house will no longer accomodate my growing family, I plan to adstruct it by means of an addition.
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To improve something by augmentation or supplementation:; To augment a grouping of things, to add material to a heap.
— I haven't as much dirt in this pile as I would like; I think that I shall adstruct it by shovelling more dirt on top.
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To provide supportive evidence to the extent that the validity of a proposition is reinforced.
— ...though he not infrequently presents new and at first sight amazing combinations, Furnee always adduces phonetic and semantic evidence as well as historical considerations to adstruct those combinations which are not immediately evident.
词源
From Latin past participle stem astruct- (“erected”), from verb astruo, from ad (“towards”) + struo (“pile up, build”).
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