单词 | constitutional |
释义 | constitutional (once / 224 pages) 1adj 2adjn 3adj Constitutional means having to do with the document that is the foundation of a government — in the US, a constitutional right is one provided to you by the US Constitution. If you break down constitutional, you’ll find the root word constitute, meaning "to make up or form." Constitution can refer to the document that forms (or organizes) the government. It can also refer to the structure of a thing, such as a species, or a person. If you go for a "constitutional walk" — in that sense, the word means having to do with your constitution or your health. WORD FAMILYconstitutional: constitutionalise, constitutionalist, constitutionally, constitutionals, unconstitutional+/constituency: constituencies/constituent: constituency, constituents/constitute: constituent, constituted, constitutes, constituting, constitution, constitutive, reconstitute/constituted: self-constituted/constitution: constitutional, constitutionalize, constitutions/constitutionalise: constitutionalising/constitutionalize: constitutionalized, constitutionalizing/constitutive: constitutively/reconstitute: reconstituted, reconstitutes, reconstituting/unconstitutional: unconstitutionally USAGE EXAMPLESAs governor, he created the Alabama Constitutional Revision Commission, which worked on revising the constitution until Wallace put a stop to the effort. Washington Times(Jan 02, 2017) Park was impeached by parliament early last year, a decision that must be upheld or rejected by the Constitutional Court. Reuters(Jan 02, 2017) Heller case upholding the constitutional right to bear arms. Washington Times(Jan 02, 2017) 1 1adj existing as an essential constituent or characteristic a constitutional inability to tell the truth Syn built-in, inbuilt, inherent, integral intrinsic, intrinsical belonging to a thing by its very nature 2adj constitutional in the structure of something (especially your physical makeup) 2Syn constituent, constitutive, organic essential basic and fundamental 1adj of benefit to or intended to benefit your physical makeup constitutional walk 2n a regular walk taken as a form of exercise 3Hyper walk the act of walking somewhere adj sanctioned by or consistent with or operating under the law determining the fundamental political principles of a government the constitutional right of free speech constitutional government constitutional guarantees Ant unconstitutional not consistent with or according to a constitution; contrary to the U.S. Constitution |
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