单词 | construct |
释义 | construct —constructible, adj. v. /keuhn strukt"/; n. /kon"strukt/, v.t. 1. to build or form by putting together parts; frame; devise. 2. Geom. to draw (a figure) fulfilling certain given conditions. n. 3. something constructed. 4. an image, idea, or theory, esp. a complex one formed from a number of simpler elements. [1400-50 for earlier ptp. sense; 1655-65 for current senses; late ME < L constructus (ptp. of construere to CONSTRUE), equiv. to con- CON- + struc- (var. s. of struere to build) + -tus ptp. suffix] Syn. 1. erect, form. See make1. |
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