construction
/kənˈstrʌkʃən/noun
mass noun
1- the building of something, typically a large structure（尤指大型建筑物的）建造; 构筑; 建设：
there was a skyscraper under construction.
一座摩天大楼正在建造中。
1.1
- such activity considered as an industry建筑业。
1.2
- the style or method used in the building of something建造式样, 建筑风格; 建造法, 构筑术：
the mill is of brick construction.
这座磨坊是砖结构的。
1.3
- count noun a building or other structure建筑物; 建造物, 构造物。
1.4
- the creation or formation of an abstract entity（抽象存在的）创造; 形成; 建构：
language plays a large part in our construction of reality.
语言在我们对现实的建构中起很大的作用。
1.5
- count noun an interpretation or explanation解释; 说明：
you could put an honest construction upon their conduct.
你能对他们的行为作出诚实的解释。
1.6
- Grammar the arrangement of words according to syntactical rules【语法】结构（体）; 词的配列：
sentence construction.
句法结构。
派生词
constructional
adjectiveconstructionally
adverb词源
late Middle English: via Old French from Latin constructio（n-）, from construere 'heap together' （see CONSTRUCT）.