Noun:
an artifact that is one of the individual parts of which a composite entity is made up; especially a part that can be separated from or attached to a system;spare components for cars
a component or constituent element of a system
a member of a constituency; a citizen who is represented in a government by officials for whom he or she votes;needs continued support by constituents to be re-elected
something determined in relation to something that includes it;he wanted to feel a part of something bigger than himself
I read a portion of the manuscript
the smaller component is hard to reach
the animal constituent of plankton
grammar a word or phrase or clause forming part of a larger grammatical constructionan abstract part of something;jealousy was a component of his character
two constituents of a musical composition are melody and harmony
the grammatical elements of a sentence
a key factor in her success
humor: an effective ingredient of a speech
Adjective:
constitutional in the structure of something especially your physical makeup
n.名词
constituent, component, element, factor, ingredient这组词都可作“成分,要素”解。其区别是：
1.element指整体中的任何部分,有时指整体中那些重要、必需或基本的部分。
2.component指与其他部分组合起来发生电能的某一部分。
3.constituent通常指整体中必不可少的组成部分,它跟整体融合在一起而丧失了自身的独立性。
4.ingredient是个比较笼统的词,主要指混合物的成分。
5.factor指能使或有助于整体产生某种具体和明确的结果或使事物朝某个特定方向运动的因素或要素。
component，constituent，element，ingredient这些名词均含“组成、成分、部分”之意。
component指一个整体的组成部分。
constituent常可与component换用，指某一整体不可少的部分或成分。
element指一个整体必不可少或固有的部分，强调一个复杂整体中最基本、最简单的元件、元素或成分等。
ingredient普通用词，含义笼统。既可指混在一起而本身没有变化的物质，如配料，又可指与别的物质混在一起，发生了变化的成分。
1620年左右进入英语，直接源自拉丁语的constituens，意为互相站立在一起。constituent assembly制定或修改宪法的国民…constituent structure成分结构active constituent活性组分diurnal constituent全日分潮constituent corporation子公司organic constituent有机成分immediate constituent直接成分mineral constituent矿物组成objectionable constituent有害成分constituent day要素日combustible constituent可燃组分trace constituent痕量成分,痕量构分…main constituent主要成分ultimate constituent最终成分minor constituent少量成分acicular constituent针状组织,贝状体…tidal constituent潮汐组成波chemical constituent化学组分major constituent主要成分volatile constituent挥发性组分
近义词 元件…part部分unit单元thing东西organ器官factor因素element要素voter投票人citizen公民basic基本的portion部分resident居民rudiment初步organic器官的component零部件ingredient成分integral完整的essential本质的principal主要的elemental元素的fundamental基本的constitutive构成的constitutional宪法的elector有选举权的人…component part组合零件balloterballot的名词形式…
用作名词n.The minister's constituents feel that he does not spend enough time dealing with their problems.选民认为那位部长并没有花上足够的时间去处理他们的问题。
Hydrogen and oxygen are the constituents of water.氢和氧是水的主要成分。
名词70%,形容词30%
用作形容词The chemical dissolves into its constituent parts when heated.该化学药剂加热时会分解成其组成的分子。