constitutional

名词 n. 形容词 adj.
/ˌkɒn.stɪˈtjuː.ʃ(ə)n.(ə)l/    /ˌkɑn.stɪˈt(j)u.ʃ(ə)n.(ə)l/|/-stə-/

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. Something that aids or fosters one's constitution (health):; A walk that is taken regularly for good health and wellbeing.
    — Moments of potential transcendence, such as an afternoon constitutional through an expressionistic wonderland recalling the Fuji Velvia vividness of What Dreams May Come, ring false in light of this project's mercenary origins.
  2. Something that aids or fosters one's constitution (health):; An act of defecation. euphemistic
    — morning constitutional
形容词 adj.
  1. Belonging to, or inherent in, the constitution or structure of one's body or mind.
    — a constitutional infirmity   constitutional ardour or dullness
  2. For the benefit of one's constitution or health.
    — a constitutional walk
  3. Relating to the constitution or composition of something; essential, fundamental.
  4. Relating to a legal or political constitution (“the basic law of a nation or institution; the formal or informal system of primary principles and laws that regulates a government or other institution”).
    — a constitutional right   constitutional reforms
  5. In compliance with or valid under a legal or political constitution.
    — The Supreme Court ruled against the applicant and found the statute constitutional.
  6. Of a monarch: having a purely ceremonial role, or possessing powers limited by a constitution rather than plenary or unlimited powers. also

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词源

词源 1
PIE word
*ḱóm
From constitution + -al (suffix meaning ‘of or pertaining to’ forming adjectives). Constitution is derived from Middle English constitucioun, constitucion (“edict, law, ordinance, regulation, rule, statute; body of laws or rules, or customs; body of fundamental principles; principle or rule (of science); creation”) from Old French constitucion (modern French constitution), a learned borrowing from Latin cōnstitūtiō, cōnstitūtiōnem (“character, constitution, disposition, nature; definition; point in dispute; order, regulation; arrangement, system”), from cōnstituō (“to establish, set up; to confirm; to decide, resolve”) (from con- (prefix indicating a being or bringing together of several objects) + statuō (“to set up, station; to establish; to determine, fix”) (ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *steh₂- (“to stand (up)”))) + -tiō (suffix forming nouns relating to actions or the results of actions), -tiōnem (accusative singular of -tiō).
词源 2
PIE word
*ḱóm
From constitution + -al (suffix meaning ‘of or pertaining to’ forming adjectives). Constitution is derived from Middle English constitucioun, constitucion (“edict, law, ordinance, regulation, rule, statute; body of laws or rules, or customs; body of fundamental principles; principle or rule (of science); creation”) from Old French constitucion (modern French constitution), a learned borrowing from Latin cōnstitūtiō, cōnstitūtiōnem (“character, constitution, disposition, nature; definition; point in dispute; order, regulation; arrangement, system”), from cōnstituō (“to establish, set up; to confirm; to decide, resolve”) (from con- (prefix indicating a being or bringing together of several objects) + statuō (“to set up, station; to establish; to determine, fix”) (ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *steh₂- (“to stand (up)”))) + -tiō (suffix forming nouns relating to actions or the results of actions), -tiōnem (accusative singular of -tiō).
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