late 14c., from Old French construction or directly from Latin constructionem (nominative constructio), from construct-, past participle stem of construere "pile up together, accumulate; build, make, erect," from com- "together" (see com-) + struere "to pile up" (see structure (n.)).
雙語例句
1. The demand generated by one factory required the construction of another.
一家工廠產生的需求使得必須再建造一家工廠。
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2. The construction industry is no longer as depressed as it was.
建筑業不再像以往那樣蕭條了。
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3. Check the actual construction of the chair by looking underneath.
看看椅子的下面，檢查一下它的實際構造。
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4. He put the wrong construction on what he saw.
他誤解了所見到的事情。
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5. Symphonies 103 and 104 stand as perfect examples of early symphonic construction.