| 单词 | constitution |
| 释义 | constitution (once / 123 pages) 1n 2n 3n A constitution is a statement of the basic principles and laws of a nation, state, or group, such as the U.S. Constitution. Another very common meaning of constitution is the physical makeup of a person. The noun constitution is from Latin, from constitutus "set up, established" plus the suffix -ion- "act, state, or condition." So think of a constitution as how a body (yours, the government's) is set up. If you have a strong constitution, it means you don't get sick very often. WORD FAMILYconstitution: constitutional, constitutionalize, constitutions+/constituency: constituencies/constituent: constituency, constituents/constitute: constituent, constituted, constitutes, constituting, constitution, constitutive, reconstitute/constituted: self-constituted/constitutional: constitutionalise, constitutionalist, constitutionally, constitutionals, unconstitutional/constitutionalise: constitutionalising/constitutionalize: constitutionalized, constitutionalizing/constitutive: constitutively/reconstitute: reconstituted, reconstitutes, reconstituting/unconstitutional: unconstitutionally USAGE EXAMPLESAs governor, he created the Alabama Constitutional Revision Commission, which worked on revising the constitution until Wallace put a stop to the effort. Washington Times(Jan 02, 2017) Utah’s constitution requires such action to maintain continuation of executive authority in the state. Washington Times(Jan 02, 2017) However, the country's constitution says the king is "inviolable" - or too significant to be treated with disrespect. BBC(Jan 02, 2017) 1 n the act of forming or establishing something 2the constitution of a PTA group last year Syn|Hypo|Hyper establishment, formation, organisation, organization unionisation, unionization act of forming labor unions collectivisation, collectivizationthe organization of a nation or economy on the basis of collectivism communisation, communizationthe organization of a nation of the basis of communism federationthe act of constituting a political unity out of a number of separate states or colonies or provinces so that each member retains the management of its internal affairs colonisation, colonization, settlementthe act of colonizing; the establishment of colonies populationthe act of populating (causing to live in a place) beginning, commencement, start the act of starting something n law determining the fundamental political principles of a government 3Syn|Exp|Hyper fundamental law, organic law Constitution of the United States the constitution written at the Constitutional Convention in Philadelphia in 1787 and subsequently ratified by the original thirteen states law legal document setting forth rules governing a particular kind of activity n the way in which someone or something is composed Syn|Hypo|Hyper composition, make-up, makeup, physical composition structure the manner of construction of something and the arrangement of its parts phenotypewhat an organism looks like as a consequence of the interaction of its genotype and the environment genetic constitution, genotypethe particular alleles at specified loci present in an organism grain, texturethe physical composition of something (especially with respect to the size and shape of the small constituents of a substance) karyotypethe appearance of the chromosomal makeup of a somatic cell in an individual or species (including the number and arrangement and size and structure of the chromosomes) infrastructure, substructurethe basic structure or features of a system or organization architecture, computer architecture(computer science) the structure and organization of a computer's hardware or system software cytoarchitectonics, cytoarchitecturethe cellular composition of a bodily structure fabric, frameworkthe underlying structure property a basic or essential attribute shared by all members of a class Constitution (once / 380 pages) 1n 2n WORD FAMILY Constitution: Constitutions USAGE EXAMPLESThe Constitution contains a well-designed system for amendments, which is where people who want to change the electoral college should focus their attention. Washington Post(Dec 30, 2016) House Republicans contend that Congress never appropriated the money for the subsidies, as required by the Constitution. New York Times(Dec 31, 2016) And because of the Constitution’s separation of powers, no policy will survive for long without securing and retaining a consensus beyond a simple majority. Wall Street Journal(Dec 31, 2016) 1 n the constitution written at the Constitutional Convention in Philadelphia in 1787 and subsequently ratified by the original thirteen states 2Syn|Exp Constitution of the United States, U.S. Constitution, US Constitution, United States Constitution constitution, fundamental law, organic law law determining the fundamental political principles of a government n a United States 44-gun frigate that was one of the first three naval ships built by the United States; it won brilliant victories over British frigates during the War of 1812 and is without doubt the most famous ship in the history of the United States Navy; it has been rebuilt and is anchored in the Charlestown Navy Yard in Boston Syn|Exp Old Ironsides sailing warship a warship that was powered by sails and equipped with many heavy guns; not built after the middle of the 19th century |
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