| 释义 |
erec·tion
\ə̇ˈrekshən, ēˈr-\ noun
(-s)
Etymology: Middle English ereccioun, from Latin erection-, erectio, from erectus + -ion-, -io -ion
1. : the act or process of erecting : construction
< the erection of a new building >
: establishment
< the erection of tariffs >
< the erection of an international economic union >
2.
a. : the state of a previously flaccid bodily part containing cavernous tissue when that tissue becomes dilated with blood marked by firm turgid form and erect position
b. : an occurrence of such a state in the penis or clitoris
3. : something erected; especially : edifice |