constituent
	英 [kən'stɪtjʊənt]
美 [kən'stɪtʃuənt]
	    
	
    - n. 成分;选民;委托人
 
- adj. 构成的;选举的
     
	 
		英文词源
	
	- constituent (n.)
 - 1620s, "one who appoints or elects a representative," from Latin constituentem (nominative constituens), present participle of constituere (see constitute). The notion is "to make up or compose" a body by appointing or electing a representative. As an adjective, "essential, characteristic," from 1660s; "that appoints or elects a representative to a body," from 1714.
 
 
		双语例句
	
	- 1. 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
 
- 2. Over time, the protein in the eggshell breaks down into its constituent amino acids. 
  - 时间久了,蛋壳中的蛋白质就会分解为其构成成分氨基酸。
  来自柯林斯例句
 
- 3. Caffeine is the active constituent of drinks such as tea and coffee. 
  - 咖啡因是茶、咖啡之类饮品中的活性成分。
  来自辞典例句
 
- 4. Glycerol is a constituent of all fats and phospholipids. 
  - 甘油是所有脂肪和磷脂的组成部分.
  来自辞典例句
 
- 5. Compounds can often split up by chemical reactions into their constituent elements. 
  - 化合物常能通过化学反应分解为构成该化合物的各个元素.
  来自辞典例句