| 单词 | construction |
| 释义 | construction —constructional, adj. —constructionally, adv. /keuhn struk"sheuhn/, n. 1. the act or art of constructing. 2. the way in which a thing is constructed: a building of solid construction. 3. something that is constructed; a structure. 4. the occupation or industry of building: He works in construction. 5. Gram. a. the arrangement of two or more forms in a grammatical unit. Constructions involving bound forms are often called morphological, as the bound forms fif- and -teen. Those involving only free forms are often called syntactic, as the good man, in the house. Cf. bound form, free form. b. a word or phrase consisting of two or more forms arranged in a particular way. c. a group of words or morphemes for which there is a rule in some part of the grammar. 6. explanation or interpretation, as of a law, a text, or an action. [1350-1400; ME ( < MF) < L construction- (s. of constructio) a putting together, building, equiv. to construct(us) (see CONSTRUCT) + -ion- -ION] Syn. 6. version, rendition, story. |
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