superstructure
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/ˈsuːpərstrʌktʃər/
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/ˈsuːpəstrʌktʃə(r)/
The top part of something that is built on top of something else, like the higher sections of a ship or the part of a building that is above the ground.
The superstructure of the ship was damaged during the storm.
船の上部構造が嵐で損傷しました。
The ideas, beliefs, and social systems that are built on the basic economic and social conditions of a society.
The political superstructure is influenced by the economic base of society.
政治的上部構造は社会の経済基盤によって影響を受けています。