| 释义 |
establish /i- or e-stabˈlish/ transitive verb- To settle or fix
- To set up
- To place in fixed position, possession, or power
- To make good
- To cause to be accepted
- To confirm (archaic)
- To prove
- To ordain
- To found
- To set up in business
- To institute by law as the recognized state church, and to recognize officially
ORIGIN: OFr establir, prp establissant, from L stabilīre, from stabilis firm, from stāre to stand estabˈlished adjective - Fixed
- Ratified
- Instituted by law and backed by the state
estabˈlisher noun estabˈlishment noun - The act of establishing
- A fixed state
- Something which is established
- A permanent civil or military force
- Permanent staff
- A person's residence, household and style of living
- A business
- A settlement
- The church established by law
- (with the and cap; often derogatory) the class in a community or in a field of activity who hold power, usu because they are linked socially, and who are usu considered to have conservative opinions and conventional values
adjective Relating to an establishment or the Establishment establishmentārˈian adjective - Maintaining the principle of church establishment
- Favouring or upholding the Establishment
noun A person of establishmentarian principles establishmentarˈianism noun |