Structurally means 'as far as the structure goes' — looking at how a thing is built, or how its parts fit together, rather than at how it looks or feels. Builders use it most literally: a wall can be structurally sound (safe, holding up fine) or structurally unsound, and a crack can be ugly but structurally unimportant.

Structurally means 'as far as the structure goes'Structurally的意思是「就結構而言」 — looking at how a thing is built, or how its parts fit together, rather than at how it looks or feels看的是一個東西是怎麼建造的、各部分怎麼組合在一起的而不是它看起來或感覺起來如何。Builders use it most literally建築工人用得最貼近字面意思: a wall can be structurally sound (safe, holding up fine) or structurally unsound一面牆可以是structurally sound（結構上安全、撐得住）也可以是structurally unsound（結構上不安全）, and a crack can be ugly but structurally unimportant一道裂縫也可能難看但structurally unimportant（結構上無關緊要）。

From there it spreads. An essay can be structurally weak — the sentences are lovely, the order is a mess. Two languages can be structurally similar even when no words look alike.

From there it spreads從這裡開始這個字延伸出去。An essay can be structurally weak一篇文章可以是structurally weak（結構上薄弱） — the sentences are lovely, the order is a mess句子寫得很美但順序一團亂。Two languages can be structurally similar兩種語言也可以是structurally similar（結構上相似） even when no words look alike即使沒有任何一個字看起來像。

And it goes further still, into society: 'structurally unequal', 'structural racism' — the point of the word there is that the problem is in how the system is arranged, not in one bad person's choices, which is exactly why people reach for it in serious argument. A useful habit: whenever you see structurally, ask 'compared with what other way of looking?' — the word almost always sets the bones of a thing against its surface.

And it goes further still, into society它甚至還延伸到社會議題上: 'structurally unequal', 'structural racism''structurally unequal'（結構性不平等）、'structural racism'（結構性種族歧視） — the point of the word there is that the problem is in how the system is arranged, not in one bad person's choices這裡這個字的重點是問題出在整個制度是怎麼安排的而不是某一個壞人的選擇, which is exactly why people reach for it in serious argument這正是為什麼大家在嚴肅的論述裡會用它。A useful habit一個有用的習慣是: whenever you see structurally, ask 'compared with what other way of looking?'每次看到structurally就問「跟哪一種看待方式相比？」 — the word almost always sets the bones of a thing against its surface這個字幾乎總是把一個東西的骨架拿來對照它的表面。