establishment
UK/ɪ'stæblɪʃm(ə)nt/US/i'stæbliʃmәnt/
NGSL 3kB1
Definitions
n.
The act of setting up or founding something
建立，设立
n.
A business, organization, or other place
机构，企业，场所
n.
(the Establishment) the powerful people who control society
（the Establishment）当权派，权势集团
Root Breakdown
Root-derivedestablishstand, set, place
+
-mentaction, result, state
=establishment
establish + -ment = the act or result of establishing. From 'the founding' it shifts to 'a founded place' (a dining establishment) and, capitalized, to 'the entrenched powers that be' — those firmly set up in control.
Common Collocations
- 1.the establishment of……的建立
- 2.educational establishment教育机构
- 3.anti-establishment反建制的
Example Sentences
- 1.
The establishment of the new fund took months.
- 2.
Smoking is banned in this establishment.
- 3.
The young candidate ran against the Establishment.