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单词 structural
释义 struc·tur·al
\ˈstrəkchərəl, -ksh(ə)rəl\ adjective
1.
 a. : of or relating to structure or a structure : affecting structure : used in building structures : constructional
  < a structural error >
  < structural clay >
  < these metals have a structural stability that should insure long life for the furniture in which they are used — Betty Pepis >
  < stands at the structural center of the story — Charles Lee >
 b. : of or relating to the load-bearing members or scheme of a building as opposed to the screening or ornamental elements
  < the structural details of a house consist of floor joists, rafters, wall and partition studs, supporting columns … foundations — Building, Estimating & Contracting >
 c. : involved in or caused by structure especially of the economy
  < modern structural unemployment >
2. : of, relating to, or involving the physical makeup of a plant or animal body and especially its plan of organization
 < structural defects in the central nervous system — D.M.Hegsted & F.J.Stare >
 < the true wing is a structural peculiarity of birds >
3. : of, relating to, or resulting from the arrangement of rock bodies : resulting from the effects of folding or faulting of the earth's crust : tectonic
 < a structural plateau >
 < a structural ridge >
 < a structural valley >
4.
 a. : of or relating to the social structure; specifically : involving the arrangement of social status and stratification into a hierarchical class system
 b. : stressing social structure and the interdependence of social institutions
  < the structural emphasis of social anthropologists >
5. : concerned with or relating to structure rather than history or comparison
 < structural linguistics >
: emphasizing the systematic relations of formal distinctions in a language
 < structural grammar >
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