constitution
- n. 宪法;体质;章程;构造;建立,组成;体格
英英释义
- 1. law determining the fundamental political principles of a government
- 2. the act of forming something;
- "the constitution of a PTA group last year"
- "it was the establishment of his reputation"
- "he still remembers the organization of the club"
- 3. the way in which someone or something is composed
同义词辨析
law, constitution, regulation, code, rule, act
这些名词均有"法同,法规"之意。
law: 普通用词,泛指由最高当局所制订、立法机构所通过的任何成文或不成文的法规或条例。
constitution: 指治理国家或国家在处理内外政务时所遵循的基本法律和原则;也指规章规则的汇集。
regulation: 普通用词,指用于管理、指导或控制某系统或组织的规则、规定或原则等。
code: 指某一阶层或社会所遵守的一整套法典、法规或法则;也可指与某一特殊活动或主题有关的规则。
rule: 通常指机关、团体的规章、条例或比赛规则;也指对人行为、方法等所作的规定,还可指习俗所承认的规定。
act: 指经立法机构通过并由行政管理签署的法案。
考试真题
- But on the more important matter of the Constitution,the decision was an 8-0 defeat for the federal government and the states.
出自-2013年考研阅读原文
- New, disruptive technology sometimes demands novel applications of the Constitution’s protections.
出自-2015年考研阅读原文
- Just how much does the Constitution protect your digital data? The Supreme Court will now consider whether police can search the contents of a mobile phone without a warrant if the phone is on or around a person during an arrest.
出自-2015年考研阅读原文
- Citizens still have a right to expect private documents to remain private and protected by the Constitution’s prohibition on unreasonable searches.
出自-2015年考研阅读原文
- But on the more important matter of the Constitution,the decision was an 8-0 defeat for the Administration's effort to upset the balance of power between the federal government and the states.
2013年考研真题(英语一)阅读理解 Section Ⅱ
- Just how much does the Constitution protect your digital data?
2015年考研真题(英语一)阅读理解 Section Ⅱ
- The framers of the Constitution envisioned law as having authority apart from politics.
2012年考研真题(英语一)完形填空 Section Ⅰ
实用场景例句
- According to the constitution…
- 依照宪法…
牛津词典
- to propose a new amendment to the Constitution (= of the US)
- 对(美国)宪法提出一项新的修正案
牛津词典
- the South African Constitution
- 南非宪法
牛津词典
- to have a healthy/strong/weak constitution
- 体质健康 / 强壮 / 虚弱
牛津词典
- the genetic constitution of cells
- 细胞的基因构造
牛津词典
- He recommended the constitution of a review committee.
- 他建议设立审查委员会。
牛津词典
- your right to vote under the constitution
- 根据宪法所拥有的选举权
牛津词典
- The king was forced to adopt a new constitution which reduced his powers.
- 国王被迫采用了削弱其权力的新宪法。
柯林斯高阶英语词典
- ...the American Constitution...
- 《美国宪法》
柯林斯高阶英语词典
- He must have an extremely strong constitution...
- 他的体格必定极其强壮。
柯林斯高阶英语词典
- I've always had the constitution of an ox.
- 我一向体壮如牛。
柯林斯高阶英语词典
- My story is based on hard facts.
- 我讲的内容都是以铁一般的事实为基础的.
期刊摘选
- I do not regard the constitution of the U . K . as set in concrete.
- 我认为英国的宪法并非不可改动.
《简明英汉词典》
- He was a man with a sound constitution.
- 他是个体质强健的人.
《现代英汉综合大词典》
- The constitution guards the liberty of people.
- 宪法保障人民的自由.
《简明英汉词典》
- The nation's constitution provided a model that other countries follow.
- 该国的宪法提供了他国效法的模式.
《简明英汉词典》
- The constitution of a primitive society is not necessarily simple.
- 原始社会的结构未必简单.
《简明英汉词典》
- The Constitution also provides that the organs of state must practise democratic centralism.
- 宪法还规定国家机关应实行民主集中制.
《现代汉英综合大词典》
- The same food does not agree with every constitution.
- 同样的食物不一定对每个人的身体都合适.
《简明英汉词典》
- The President has suspended the constitution and assumed total power.
- 总统废止了宪法,独揽大权.
《简明英汉词典》
- The constitution proclaims that public property shall be inviolate.
- 宪法宣告公共财产不可侵犯.
《简明英汉词典》
- He trusted to his strong constitution of recovery.
- 他依靠自己强壮的体格去战胜疾病恢复健康.
《简明英汉词典》
- The Constitution of Canada is modeled upon that of England.
- 加拿大的宪法是仿效英国制定的.
《简明英汉词典》
- These important rights are enshrined in the constitution.
- 这些重要的权利已庄严载入宪法之中.
《简明英汉词典》
- your right to vote under the constitution
- 根据宪法所拥有的选举权
《牛津高阶英汉双解词典》
- He swore an oath promising to uphold and protect the country's laws and constitution.
- 他宣誓捍卫国家的法律与宪法。
柯林斯例句
- The constitution prohibits them from military engagement on foreign soil.
- 宪法禁止他们在外国采取军事行动。
柯林斯例句
- He interpreted the vote as support for the constitution and that is the spin his supporters are putting on the results today.
- 他把这次投票解释为对宪法的支持,这也是他的支持者对今天的投票结果所作的解释。
柯林斯例句
- Brazil says its constitution forbids the private ownership of energy assets.
- 巴西称其宪法禁止个人占有能源资产。
柯林斯例句
中文词源
con-, 强调。-stit, 站,词源同stand, institute. 即站立的,比喻义国家基石,国家根本。
双语例句
- 1. The constitution prohibits them from military engagement on foreign soil.
- 宪法禁止他们在外国采取军事行动。
来自柯林斯例句
- 2. Brazil says its constitution forbids the private ownership of energy assets.
- 巴西称其宪法禁止个人占有能源资产。
来自柯林斯例句
- 3. The German constitution is an excellent model of decentralised government.
- 德国宪法是实行地方政府分权制的优秀典范。
来自柯林斯例句
- 4. After the war, a convention was set up to frame a constitution.
- 战后,为制定宪法组织了一次会议。
来自柯林斯例句
- 5. The constitution also confers large powers on Brazil's 25 constituent states.
- 宪法还赋予巴西的25个成员州很大的权力。
来自柯林斯例句
英文词源
- constitution (n.)
- mid-14c., "law, regulation, edict," from Old French constitucion (12c.) "constitution, establishment," and directly from Latin constitutionem (nominative constitutio) "act of settling, settled condition, anything arranged or settled upon, regulation, order, ordinance," from constitut-, past participle stem of constituere (see constitute).
Meaning "action of establishing" is from 1580s; that of "way in which a thing is constituted" is from c. 1600; that of "physical health, strength and vigor of the body" is from 1550s; of the mind, "temperament, character" from 1580s. Sense of "mode of organization of a state" is from c. 1600; that of "system of principles by which a community is governed" dates from 1730s; especially of a document of written laws since the U.S. and French constitutions, late 18c.