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constituent

英 [kən'stɪtjʊənt] 美[kən'stɪtʃuənt]
  • n. 成分;选民;委托人
  • adj. 构成的;选举的

英英释意


1. an artifact that is one of the individual parts of which a composite entity is made up; especially a part that can be separated from or attached to a system;
"spare components for cars"
"a component or constituent element of a system"
2. a member of a constituency; a citizen who is represented in a government by officials for whom he or she votes;
"needs continued support by constituents to be re-elected"
3. (grammar) a word or phrase or clause forming part of a larger grammatical construction
4. an abstract part of something;
"jealousy was a component of his character"
"two constituents of a musical composition are melody and harmony"
"the grammatical elements of a sentence"
"a key factor in her success"
"humor: an effective ingredient of a speech"