喜樂美語

核心畫面

You can picture a frame whose parts are joined in a fixed way — beams meeting beams, each piece holding the next so the whole stands and keeps its shape.

可以想成一個由零件按固定方式拼接起來的骨架：一根樑接著一根樑，每一塊都撐住下一塊，所以整體立得住、保得住形狀。str…更多收起可以想成一個由零件按固定方式拼接起來的骨架：一根樑接著一根樑，每一塊都撐住下一塊，所以整體立得住、保得住形狀。structure 講的就是「各部分怎麼接在一起、組成一個整體」這件事。

From the picture

被蓋出來的實體

從「接合成整體」這個核心，往「已經接合好、立在那裡的實體」走：當那副骨架真的被蓋出來、佔了空間，整個東西本身就被叫做一個 structure。

building · noun · B2

A bridge, tower, or any other thing that people have built, especially a large one.

建築物

動手把它組起來

把名詞的「組成方式」變成動作：不是描述已經接好的骨架，而是親手去把各部分排進一個清楚的次序或系統裡。

to organize · verb · B2

To arrange the parts of something into a clear pattern or system.

組織安排

Also in this word

structure, organization · noun · B2

The way the parts of something are joined together to make a whole.

結構

routine, order · noun · B2

Careful planning that gives activities a regular, settled order.

規律

原始詞典資料9 筆記錄

以下是外部詞典記錄的用法，原文照列，我們還沒有寫成教學內容。上面的說明才是我們自己寫的；有些用法可能上面已經講過了。

structurenoun/ˈstɹʌk(t)ʃə/

  • 1

    A cohesive whole built up of distinct parts.

    • The birds had built an amazing structure out of sticks and various discarded items.
    • The original family who had begun to build a palace to rival Nonesuch had died out before they had put up little more than the gateway, so that the actual structure which had come down to posterity retained the secret magic of a promise rather than the overpowering splendour of a great architectural achievement.
  • 2

    The underlying shape of a solid.

    • He studied the structure of her face.
  • 3

    The overall form or organization of something.

    • The structure of a sentence.
    • The structure of the society was still a mystery.
  • 4

    A set of rules defining behaviour.

    • For some, the structure of school life was oppressive.
  • 5

    computingengineeringmathematicsSeveral pieces of data treated as a unit.

    • This structure contains both date and timezone information.
  • 6

    fishinghobbieslifestyleUnderwater terrain or objects (such as a dead tree or a submerged car) that tend to attract fish

    • There's lots of structure to be fished along the west shore of the lake; the impoundment submerged a town there when it was built.
  • 7

    A body, such as a political party, with a cohesive purpose or outlook.

    • The South African leader went off to consult with the structures.
  • 8

    human-scienceslogicmathematicsA set along with a collection of finitary functions and relations.

structureverb/ˈstɹʌk(t)ʃə/

  • 1

    To give structure to; to arrange.

    • I'm trying to structure my time better so I'm not always late.
    • I've structured the deal to limit the amount of money we can lose.

資料來源：英文維基詞典 English Wiktionary（CC BY-SA 4.0）。 原文照列，未經改寫。