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.
双语例句
1. The erection of the new hospital took several years.
建造这所新医院用了几年时间.
来自《简明英汉词典》
2. The erection of this framework took only a few minutes.
架设这个框架只需几分钟.
来自《现代汉英综合大词典》
3. We bid for the erection of a multistory building.
我们投标建一座大楼.
来自《现代汉英综合大词典》
4. We should send a man to superintend the erection of machinery.
