establishment
UK/ɪ'stæblɪʃm(ə)nt/US/i'stæbliʃmәnt/
NGSL 3k四级六级考研B1
释义
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
词根拆分
词根派生establish站立，设立，放置
+
-ment行为，结果，状态
=establishment
establish + -ment = 建立的动作或结果。从「设立」转到「设立起来的场所」（餐饮场所），首字母大写时又指「根深蒂固的当权者」——稳稳立在权力中的那群人。
常用搭配
- 1.the establishment of……的建立
- 2.educational establishment教育机构
- 3.anti-establishment反建制的
例句
- 1.
The establishment of the new fund took months.
新基金的设立花了好几个月。
- 2.
Smoking is banned in this establishment.
本场所内禁止吸烟。
- 3.
The young candidate ran against the Establishment.
这位年轻候选人与当权派对抗。