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"