erection
英 [ɪ'rekʃ(ə)n]
美[ɪ'rɛkʃən]
- n. 勃起；建造；建筑物；直立
词态变化
复数: erections;
英文词源
- erection (n.)
- mid-15c., "establishment; advancement," from Late Latin erectionem (nominative erectio), noun of action from past participle stem of erigere "to set up, erect" (see erect (adj.)). Meanings "the putting up" (of a building, etc.), "stiffening of the penis" (also sometimes of the turgidity and rigidity of the clitoris) are both from 1590s.
双语例句
- 1. The erection of the new hospital took several years.
- 建造这所新医院用了几年时间.
来自《简明英汉词典》
- 2. The erection of this framework took only a few minutes.
- 架设这个框架只需几分钟.
来自《现代汉英综合大词典》
- 3. We bid for the erection of a multistory building.
- 我们投标建一座大楼.
来自《现代汉英综合大词典》
- 4. We should send a man to superintend the erection of machinery.
- 我们应派一个人去监督机器的安装.
来自《现代汉英综合大词典》
- 5. We bid for the erection of a multistory hotel.
- 我们投标建一座多层旅馆。
来自辞典例句