superstructure
/ˈsu:pəstrʌktʃə(r); also, in ɑritish use, 英式英语读作 ˈsju:-; `supɚˌstrʌktʃɚ/ n
1
(a) structure built on top of sth else, eg the part of a building above the ground 上部结构, 上层建筑物(如建筑物的地面部分). Cf 参看 substructure.
(b) parts of a ship above the main deck 舰船主甲板上面的部分.
2 (esp in Marxist theory) institutions and culture that result from the economic system on which a society is based (尤指马克思理论中的)上层建筑.