establishment

名词 n.
中文释义

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. The act or process of establishing; a ratifying or ordaining; settlement; confirmation. countable,uncountable
    — Since their establishment of the company in 1984, they have grown into a global business.
  2. The state of being established, founded, etc.; fixed state. countable,uncountable
    — The firm celebrated twenty years since their establishment by updating their look.
  3. That which is established; as a form of government, a permanent organization, business or force, or the place where one is permanently fixed for residence. countable,uncountable
    — Pedro's is a fine establishment serving a variety of delicious food.
  4. The ruling class or authority group in a society; especially, an entrenched authority dedicated to preserving the status quo. countable,uncountable
    — It was clear that they viewed the British establishment as qualitatively different from the French establishment.
  5. The number of staff required to run a department or organisation (often used in the context of healthcare and other public services). countable,uncountable
    — The cancer department has an establishment of 10 doctors and 30 nurses.
  6. The institution and official status of a church as a state church, especially that of the Church of England and historically of Ireland. countable,uncountable
    — Not all Anglicans have supported establishment.

词形变化

establishments plural

词汇关系

反义词
abolition disestablishment
衍生词
antiestablishment anti-establishment antiestablishmentarianism coestablishment counterestablishment deestablishment eating establishment establishmentarian establishment clause establishment growth establishmentism establishment of the port establishment Republican freedom of establishment nonestablishment peace establishment preestablishment re-establishment reestablishment war establishment
相关词
antidisestablishmentarianism powers that be

词源

From Middle English *establishment, stablishment, stablisshement, from Old French establissement (Modern French établissement), from the verb establir. Equivalent to establish + -ment.
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