construction

名词 n.

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. The process of constructing. countable,uncountable
    — Construction is underway on the new bridge.
  2. Anything that has been constructed. countable,uncountable
    — The engineer marvelled at his construction.
  3. The trade of building structures. countable,uncountable
    — He had worked in construction all his life.
  4. A building, model or some other structure. countable,uncountable
    — The office was a construction of steel and glass.
  5. A (usually non-representational) structure, such as a collage etc. countable,uncountable
    — "Construction in string and clockwork" took first prize.
  6. The manner in which something is built. countable,uncountable
    — A thing of simple construction.
  7. A group of words arranged to form a meaningful phrase. countable,uncountable
  8. The act or result of construing the meaning of something. countable,uncountable
    — American conservatives tend to favor strict construction of the Constitution.
  9. The meaning or interpretation of a text, action etc.; the way something is viewed by an observer or onlooker. countable,uncountable
    — He had considered sending Lucille away to stay with relations. But then people might have put the worst construction on it – might believe she had done something she shouldn't have.
  10. A geometric figure of arcs and line segments that is drawable with a straightedge and compass. countable,uncountable

词形变化

constructions plural

词源

From Middle English construccioun, construction, from Old French construction, from Latin cōnstructiō, from cōnstruere.
Morphologically construct + -ion.
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