erection

勃起

陰茎や陰核に血液が集まり、硬くふくらむ状態。

やさしい英語で： The state in which a penis or clitoris becomes firm and raised as it fills with blood.

• He woke with an erection.
• Sexual excitement can cause an erection.
• Some medicines make getting an erection difficult.

よく使う表現： have an erection, get an erection, maintain an erection

建設、組み立て

何かを建てたり、組み立てたり、立った状態にしたりすること。

やさしい英語で： The act of building something or putting it in a standing position.

• The erection of the fence took two days.
• Workers completed the erection of the steel frame.
• Permission is required for the erection of a monument.

使い方： erection of something (The erection of the tower began in May.)

類義語： construction, assembly

反対語： demolition

よく使う表現： erection of scaffolding, erection of something

建造物

建てられたり組み立てられたりした建物や構造物。

やさしい英語で： A building or other structure that has been built or put up.

• A wooden erection stood beside the road.
• The tower was the tallest erection in town.
• They removed the temporary erections from the square.

類義語： structure, building

よく使う表現： wooden erection, temporary erection, stone erection