mid-15c., "establishment; advancement," from Late Latin erectionem (nominative erectio), noun of action from past participle stem of erigere "to set up, erect" (see erect (adj.)). Meanings "the putting up" (of a building, etc.), "stiffening of the penis" (also sometimes of the turgidity and rigidity of the clitoris) are both from 1590s.
雙語例句
1. The erection of the new hospital took several years.
建造這所新醫(yī)院用了幾年時(shí)間.
來自《簡(jiǎn)明英漢詞典》
2. The erection of this framework took only a few minutes.
架設(shè)這個(gè)框架只需幾分鐘.
來自《現(xiàn)代漢英綜合大詞典》
3. We bid for the erection of a multistory building.
我們投標(biāo)建一座大樓.
來自《現(xiàn)代漢英綜合大詞典》
4. We should send a man to superintend the erection of machinery.