In author's view the concept of structure is that the elements in one is not absolute independence, what's more the elements are all in action and contract with each other for the whole thing.

笔者认为，所谓结构是指一个事物内部的各个组成部分不是完全孤立的，而是基于该事物的整体需要处在一种相互的联系和作用之中的状态。

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