deconstruction
deconstruction — 名詞
- deconstructionsingular
- deconstructionsplural
1. a way of examining something by separating it into its basic pieces to learn wha
拆解；解析
將事物拆開以深入分析的過程
a way of examining something by separating it into its basic pieces to learn what each part does and how they work together, often revealing a meaning that differs from the usual understanding
Beatriz wrote a careful deconstruction of the government's housing policy, showing how it hurts the people it claims to help.
Beatriz 寫了一篇對政府住房政策的仔細拆解分析，顯示該政策實際上傷害了它宣稱要幫助的人。
deconstruction + of + [policy/system]
Professor Aoi's lecture was a brilliant deconstruction of the film's most famous scene.
Aoi 教授的講座對那部電影最著名的場景進行了精彩的解析。
The article offers a deconstruction of modern advertising techniques and their effect on young people.
這篇文章解析了現代的廣告手法及其對年輕人的影響。
A detailed deconstruction of the argument revealed several hidden assumptions.
對該論點的詳細拆解揭示了幾個藏在底層的假設。
- analysis
broader and more neutral; analysis can be any examination, while deconstruction implies revealing hidden or unexpected meanings
- breakdown
less formal and more general; used for separating any whole into parts
- examination
more general; does not imply a revealing of hidden meanings
- construction
the process of building or putting together
- synthesis
combining parts into a whole, the opposite of breaking down
文法句型
deconstruction + of + noun phrase
用法筆記
Often used with 'of' to specify what is being examined. Can be used in academic, journalistic, and analytical contexts to describe any close analysis of a system, argument, or cultural product.
常見錯誤
2. a critical method, especially in literary and philosophical studies, which argue
解構
文學與哲學中否定文本固定意義的批評方法
a critical method, especially in literary and philosophical studies, which argues that a written work has no single fixed meaning and that each person who reads it creates their own unique understanding of it
Nala used deconstruction to show that the poem could be read in two completely opposite ways.
Nala 運用解構理論證明這首詩可以有兩種完全相反的讀法。
deconstruction applied to [literary text]
The course on deconstruction taught students that language never carries just one stable meaning.
這門解構課程教導學生，語言從來不只有一個穩定的意義。
Ishaan's essay applied deconstruction to the novel, arguing that its true message contradicts what the author intended.
Ishaan 的論文將解構應用於這本小說，主張其真正的訊息與作者的原意互相矛盾。
Students of deconstruction learn to look at what a text leaves out, not just what it says directly.
修讀解構的學生學會關注文本中省略了什麼，而不只是它直接說出了什麼。
Many critics see deconstruction as a way to question long-held assumptions about truth in literature.
許多批評家將解構視為一種質疑文學中長期被視為理所當然之假設的方法。
- critical analysis
a broader term for detailed examination of a text; less tied to a specific philosophical movement
- poststructuralist criticism
the broader theoretical school that deconstruction belongs to
- close reading
a different method that also examines texts in detail but does not reject fixed meaning
文法句型
deconstruction + of + [text]
用法筆記
This sense is specific to literary theory and philosophy. In academic writing, 'deconstruction' (uncapitalized) refers to the method developed by French philosopher Jacques Derrida. Do not use this sense for general analytical breakdowns — that is sense 1.