首页英语词典establishmentestablishment英英释意

establishment

英[ɪ'stæblɪʃm(ə)nt;e-] 美[ɪ'stæblɪʃmənt]
  • n. 确立,制定;公司;设施

英英释意


1. the act of forming something;
"the constitution of a PTA group last year"
"it was the establishment of his reputation"
"he still remembers the organization of the club"
2. an organization founded and united for a specific purpose
3. the persons (or committees or departments etc.) who make up a body for the purpose of administering something;
"he claims that the present administration is corrupt"
"the governance of an association is responsible to its members"
"he quickly became recognized as a member of the establishment"
4. a public or private structure (business or governmental or educational) including buildings and equipment for business or residence
5. any large organization
6. (ecology) the process by which a plant or animal becomes established in a new habitat
7. the cognitive process of establishing a valid proof