constitute
constitute 英 [ˈkɒnstɪtju:t] 美 [ˈkɑnstətut]
vt. 组成，构成；建立，设立
进行时:constituting 过去式:constituted 过去分词:constituted 第三人称单数:constitutes 名词复数:constitutes
- To constitute is to make up a whole from smaller parts, or "constituents." "What constitutes a family?" means "What makes up a family?"
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- vt. 组成，构成；建立，设立
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1. Does such an activity constitute a criminal offence?
这样的活动也算刑事犯罪吗？
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2. The increase in racial tension constitutes a threat to our society.
种族间紧张状态的升级是对我们社会的一种威胁。
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3. Female workers constitute the majority of the labour force.
女性雇员占劳动力的多数。
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4. The committee was constituted in 1974 .
该委员会于 1974 年设立的。
- constitute (v.) mid-15c., "to enter into the formation of as a necessary part," from Latin constitutus, past participle of constituere "to cause to stand, set up, fix, place, establish, set in order; form something new; resolve," of persons, "to appoint to an office," from assimilated form of com-, here probably an intensive prefix (see com-), + statuere "to set," from PIE root *sta- "to stand, make or be firm." Meaning "to appoint or elect to an office or position of power" is from c. 1400. Related: Constituted; constituting.
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