erection

Từ điển Oxford Advanced Learner 8th

erec·tion [erection erections] BrE [ɪˈrekʃn] NAmE [ɪˈrekʃn] noun
1. countable if a man has an erection, his ↑penis is hard and stands up because he is sexually excited
•to get/have an erection
2. uncountable (formal)the act of building sth or putting it in a vertical position
•the erection of scaffolding around the building
3. countable (formal)a structure or building, especially a large one
•The cafe was a bleak, concrete erection with plastic tables and chairs.

Word Origin:
late Middle English: from Latin erectio(n-), from erigere ‘set up’, from e- (variant of ex-) ‘out’ + regere ‘to direct’.

• Từ đồng nghĩa / Synonyms:
  erecting, hard-on