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Comprehensive English-Chinese Dictionary

constituent [kən 'stɪʧυənt] [kən 'stɪtjŭənt]
  1. 1. adjective 组成的形成的成分
    a constituent part
    组成部分
  2. 2. adjective 选举权
  3. 3. adjective 有权制定(或修改)宪法的,有权建立政府
    a constituent assembly
    立宪会议;国民代表大会
  4. 4. noun 委托人代理代表
  5. 5. noun 选民选举人
  6. 6. noun 成分要素
  7. 7. noun [linguistics] 构成成分(一种语言成分,即一个较大单位的构成成分,如:“They painted signs.”中的主要成分they和painted signs称为直接成分直接成分本身进一步区分而得的区分成分 they,paint;constituented,sign和constituents称为最终成分

Collins English-English Dictionary

constituent [kən'stɪtjυənt]
  1. 1. adj [prenominal] forming part of a whole; component
  2. 2. adj having the power to frame a constitution or to constitute a government (esp in the phrases constituent assembly, constituent power)
  3. 3. adj [becoming rare] electing or having the power to elect
  4. 4. n a component part; ingredient
  5. 5. n a resident of a constituency, esp one entitled to vote
  6. 6. n [chiefly law] a person who appoints another to act for him, as by power of attorney
  7. 7. n [linguistics] a word, phrase, or clause forming a part of a larger construction - Compare immediate constituent ultimate constituent
  8. 8. n [Etymology] C17: from Latin constituens setting up, from constituere to establish, constitute

Examples

a constituent part
组成部分 constituent
a constituent assembly
立宪会议;国民代表大会 assembly

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