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Erect Latin Past Participle Set Regere Straight Regent

正面 6443.erect
英 [ɪ'rekt]美 [ɪ'rɛkt]

背面
释义:
vt. 使竖立;建造;安装adj. 竖立的;笔直的;因性刺激而勃起的vi. 直立;勃起
例句:
1. Her legs were long and fine, her hips slender, her carriage erect.她长腿细臀,身姿笔直。

1. 增加600条街道,推进、提高、促进城市建设。
erect 竖直的,垂直的e-, 向外。-rect, 竖直,词源同right, correct.
erecterect: [14] Erect was borrowed from Latin ērectus, the past participle of ērigere ‘raise up, set up’. This was a compound verb formed from the prefix ex- ‘out, up’ and regere ‘keep straight, set, direct’ (source of English regent, region, etc). The use of the derivative erection [15] for the enlargement of the penis dates from the 16th century.=> correct, direct, regent, regionerect (adj.)late 14c., "upright, not bending," from Latin erectus "upright, elevated, lofty; eager, alert, aroused; resolute; arrogant," past participle of erigere "raise or set up," from e- "up, out of" + regere "to direct, keep straight, guide" (see regal).erect (v.)c. 1400, a back-formation from erect (adj.) or else from Latin erectus. Related: Erected; erecting."

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