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