/ˈstrʌktʃərəlɪzəm ||; ˈstrʌktʃərəˌlɪzəm/noun [U] (in literature, language and social science 文学、语言及社会科学) a theory that considers any text as a structure whose various parts only have meaning when they are considered in relation to each other 结构主义﹙认为任何文本为一结构体系，其各个部份只有在相互关系中才有意义﹚ ➔structuralist noun [C],adj: a structuralist critic/approach 结构主义批评家/方法