structural

Bridgezipf 4.18

Pronunciation

/ˈstrʌktʃərəl/(STRUK-chur-ul)

Part of speech

adjectiveneutral

Chinese

结构性的；结构上的（与某事物的基本架构或组织方式相关）

Definition

Relating to the way something is built, organised, or structured; relating to fundamental organisation or arrangement.

Word family

  • structure/ˈstrʌktʃə/(n/v)结构；框架
  • structurally/ˈstrʌktʃərəli/(adv)在结构上

Collocations

  • structural change
  • structural reform
  • structural issue
  • structural weakness
  • structural inequality
  • structural problem

Examples

  1. 1.The organisation faces structural problems that cannot be addressed through incremental change — a more fundamental rethink is needed.
  2. 2.The report identifies structural inequalities in the labour market that persist regardless of economic growth.

Synonyms

  • systemic/sɪˈstemɪk/— relating to a whole system
  • fundamental/ˌfʌndəˈmentəl/— basic and important
  • organisational/ˌɔːɡənaɪˈzeɪʃənəl/— relating to how something is organised

Etymology

from Latin "structura" (a fitting together), from "struere" (to build)