an essential supporting structure of a building, vehicle, or object (建筑、车辆或物体的)构架,框架 a conservatory in a delicate framework of iron. 精巧的钢铁框架温室。 ■a basic structure underlying a system, concept, or text (系统、概念或文章的)结构,构造 the theoretical framework of political sociology. 政治社会学的理论框架。