[mass noun]the action of erecting a structure or object 建造;架设 fees will be levied for the erection of monuments. 将为竖立纪念碑而收费。 ■[count noun]a building or other upright structure 建筑物;竖立结构
an enlarged and rigid state of the penis, typically in sexual excitement (阴茎的)勃起
语源
late Middle English: from Latin erectio(n-), from erigere 'set up' (see erect)