† substructv.

Brit.

/səbˈstrʌkt/, U.S.

/səbˈstrək(t)/

Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymons: Latin substruct-, substruere.

Etymology: < classical Latin substruct-, past participial stem of substruere to build up from the base, to support by means of substructures < sub- sub- prefix + struere to build, erect (see structure n.). Compare earlier substruction n., substructure n. Compare also earlier superstruct v. and construct v. N.E.D. (1914) gives the pronunciation as (sɒ̆bstrɒ·kt) /səbˈstrʌkt/.

Obsolete.

transitive. To build (a structure) beneath another; to lay as a foundation. Also figurative.

ΘΚΠ

the world > space > relative position > low position > put in low position [verb (transitive)] > place under > construct beneath

substruct1831

1831 T. Hope Ess. Origin Man II. iv. 71 In most vegetables, and in a few of the lower animals,..the homogeneous and similar fluids..superstruct or substruct beyond them new additions to the former fabric.

1850 R. W. Emerson Swedenborg in Representative Men iii. 131 A bird does not more readily weave its nest..than this seer of the souls substructs a new hell and pit.

1850 R. W. Emerson Plato in Representative Men ii. 57 The excellence of Europe and Asia are in his brain. Metaphysics and natural philosophy expressed the genius of Europe; he substructs the religion of Asia, as the base.

1870 W. H. Rule Karamite Jews xvii. 191 Its 40,000 tombs at the surface, resting on layers of tombs beneath the surface, substructed, as it were, floor under floor.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2012; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	substruct
释义	† substructv. Brit. /səbˈstrʌkt/, U.S. /səbˈstrək(t)/ Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymons: Latin substruct-, substruere. Etymology: < classical Latin substruct-, past participial stem of substruere to build up from the base, to support by means of substructures < sub- sub- prefix + struere to build, erect (see structure n.). Compare earlier substruction n., substructure n. Compare also earlier superstruct v. and construct v. N.E.D. (1914) gives the pronunciation as (sɒ̆bstrɒ·kt) /səbˈstrʌkt/. Obsolete. transitive. To build (a structure) beneath another; to lay as a foundation. Also figurative. ΘΚΠ the world > space > relative position > low position > put in low position [verb (transitive)] > place under > construct beneath substruct1831 1831 T. Hope Ess. Origin Man II. iv. 71 In most vegetables, and in a few of the lower animals,..the homogeneous and similar fluids..superstruct or substruct beyond them new additions to the former fabric. 1850 R. W. Emerson Swedenborg in Representative Men iii. 131 A bird does not more readily weave its nest..than this seer of the souls substructs a new hell and pit. 1850 R. W. Emerson Plato in Representative Men ii. 57 The excellence of Europe and Asia are in his brain. Metaphysics and natural philosophy expressed the genius of Europe; he substructs the religion of Asia, as the base. 1870 W. H. Rule Karamite Jews xvii. 191 Its 40,000 tombs at the surface, resting on layers of tombs beneath the surface, substructed, as it were, floor under floor. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2012; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < v.1831
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