Wordiyosuperstructure
🇬🇧 UK/'sju:pәstrʌktʃә/🇺🇸 US
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Definitions
n.
The part of a building or ship above its base or main deck; any structure built upon a foundation.
上层建筑；上部结构
🧩 Root Breakdown
Root-derivedsuperabove, beyond
+
structureother
=superstructure
Common Collocations
- 1.political superstructure政治上层建筑
- 2.steel superstructure钢结构上部建筑
- 3.bridge superstructure桥梁上部结构
- 4.ideological superstructure意识形态上层建筑
Example Sentences
- 1.
Engineers inspected the bridge's superstructure for signs of corrosion after the storm.
- 2.
Marx argued that the political and cultural superstructure is shaped by the economic base.
- 3.
The ship's superstructure was badly damaged after the collision with the reef.