framework
n
1 structure giving shape and support 框架; 结构
a bridge with a steel framework 钢铁结构的桥梁. =>illus 见插图.
2 social order or system 社会的秩序或制度
civil unrest which shook the framework of the old system 动摇了旧制度的内乱.
3 set of principles or ideas used as a basis for one's judgement, decisions, etc （个人的判断、 决定等所依据的）原则, 思想
All the cases can be considered within the framework of the existing rules. 一切情况都可依据现行的规章加以考虑.