constitute

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vt. 构成, 组成, 任命 [建] 构造, 组成

发音

UK /ˈkɒnstɪtjuːt/
CA /ˈkɑnstɪt(j)uːt/
US /ˈkɑnstɪt(j)uːt/
AU /ˈkɔnstɪtjʉːt/

词形变化

constitutes 复数 constituted constitutes 三单 constitutes constituting constituting 现在分词 constituted 过去式 constituted 过去分词

别名

constitue

教材释义与例句

动词

组成，构成；建立；任命

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    An established law.

    废旧
v. C1 Oxf 5000
  1. 1.

    To set up; to establish; to enact.

    及物
  2. 2.

    To appoint, depute, or elect to an office; to make and empower.

    及物
  3. 3.

    To make up; to compose; to form.

    组成

    构成

    及物

    1779–81, Samuel Johnson, "Abraham Cowley" in Lives of the Most Eminent English Poet Truth and reason constitute that intellectual gold that defies destruction.

词汇关系

动词

同义词 10

be make name found form plant makeup represent institute establish

上位词 10

be found exist plant makeup represent institute establish initiate pioneer

下位词 10

make name present fix form pack add range pose appoint

词源

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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