constitute

名词 n. 动词 v.
/ˈkɒnstɪtjuːt/    /ˈkɑnstɪt(j)uːt/|/ˈkɔnstɪtjʉːt/

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. An established law. obsolete
    — A naughty man that will not obey the kings constitute.
动词 v.
  1. To set up; to establish; to enact. transitive
    — Laws appointed and constituted by lawful authority.
  2. To make up; to compose; to form. transitive
    — 1779–81, Samuel Johnson, "Abraham Cowley" in Lives of the Most Eminent English Poet Truth and reason constitute that intellectual gold that defies destruction.
  3. To appoint, depute, or elect to an office; to make and empower. transitive
    — Me didst Thou constitute a priest of thine.

词形变化

constitutes present,singular,third-person constituting participle,present constituted participle,past constituted past constitutes plural

词源

词源 1
From Middle English constituten, from Latin cōnstitūtum, neuter of cōnstitūtus, past participle of Latin cōnstituō (“to put in place; set up; establish”), from con- (“with”) + statuō (“to put up; establish”).
词源 2
From Middle English constituten, from Latin cōnstitūtum, neuter of cōnstitūtus, past participle of Latin cōnstituō (“to put in place; set up; establish”), from con- (“with”) + statuō (“to put up; establish”).
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