reconstruction
Chinese meaning
重建；恢复
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Example
It's still unclear who would fund a proposed $300 billion reconstruction plan for Iran.
谁来为伊朗提议中的3000亿美元重建计划提供资金，目前仍不明朗。
Source: NPR
Background ✎
Roots · etymology
源自拉丁语re-（再次）与construction，字面义「再次建造」
- re-（再次）+ con-（共同）+ struct（建造）+ -ion（名词后缀）
Collocations
- post-war reconstruction / reconstruction plan / reconstruction fund
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