- reconstruction (n.)
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[reconstruction 词源字典] - 1791, "action or process of reconstructing," from re- + construction. In U.S. political history sense (usually with a capital R-), from 1865. It had been used during the American Civil War in reference to reconstitution of the union.[reconstruction etymology, reconstruction origin, 英语词源]