superstructure
Word family verbsuperstructnounsuperstructionsuperstructureadjectivesuperstructivesuperstructural
su·per·struc·ture /ˈsuːpəˌstrʌktʃə $ -pərˌstrʌktʃər/ noun [singular, uncountableU] 1. TBa structure that is built on top of the main part of something such as a ship or building 〔船、建筑物等的〕上部结构,上部[层]建筑 2 formalSYSTEM a political or social system that has developed from a simpler system 〔政治或社会制度的〕上层建筑 the whole superstructure of capitalism 资本主义的整个上层建筑