substructure

IPA/ˈsʌbstrʌktʃə(r)/
IPA/ˈsʌbstrʌktʃər/

substructure — 名詞

  • substructuresingular
  • substructuresplural

1. the part of a building, bridge, or other large construction that sits below grou

1.名詞B2
釋義

下部結構

建築物或橋梁的底部支撐結構

the part of a building, bridge, or other large construction that sits below ground or below the main visible part, serving as a stable base that transfers weight to the ground

例句

The concrete substructure of the bridge was built to withstand powerful earthquakes.

這座橋的混凝土下部結構是為了抵禦強震而建造的。

concrete substructure — material + structure collocation

Engineers inspected the substructure of the stadium before approving the renovation.

工程師在批准體育館的整修工程之前,檢查了它的下部結構。

inspect the substructure — common verb + noun pattern

常見搭配
  • concrete substructure
  • stone substructure
  • building substructure
  • bridge substructure
  • inspect the substructure
  • reinforce the substructure
  • strengthen the substructure
  • damage to the substructure
同義詞
  • foundation

    more common in everyday use; refers specifically to the part that transfers the building's load to the earth

  • base

    broader and less technical; can refer to the bottom part of any object, not just buildings

  • footing

    a narrower engineering term; refers to the slab or pad that spreads the load of a wall or column into the ground

  • understructure

    nearly synonymous but less common than substructure; often used in civil engineering contexts

反義詞
  • superstructure

    the part of a building or bridge that sits above the substructure

文法句型

the ~ of [building/construction]

[adj] + substructure

用法筆記

In civil engineering, the substructure includes any part of a building or bridge that lies below ground level or below the load-bearing supports. It transfers the weight of the superstructure (the part above) to the ground. The foundation is a key component of the substructure.

常見錯誤

The steel frame of the skyscraper is its substructure.
The concrete base set deep into the ground is the skyscraper's substructure.
Substructure refers to the hidden supporting base beneath a building, not the visible frame above ground.

同根字

  • structure
    名詞B1
  • structural
    形容詞B2
  • structurally
    副詞B2
  • infrastructure
    名詞B2
  • superstructure
    名詞C1

常見搭配

名詞搭配

  • substructure damage
  • substructure failure
  • substructure design

常用片語

  • part of the substructure
  • the substructure of

介系詞搭配

  • of a building
  • of a bridge
  • of a structure