1. 选区居民;(尤指)选民
A constituent is someone who lives in a particular constituency, especially someone who is able to vote in an election.
2. 成分;要素
A constituent of a mixture, substance, or system is one of the things from which it is formed.
3. 组成的;构成的
The constituent parts of something are the things from which it is formed.
1. 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
e.g. spare components for cars
a component or constituent element of a system
2. an abstract part of something
e.g. 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
Synonym: componentelementfactoringredient
3. (grammar) a word or phrase or clause forming part of a larger grammatical construction
Synonym: grammatical constituent
4. a member of a constituency
a citizen who is represented in a government by officials for whom he or she votes
e.g. needs continued support by constituents to be re-elected
5. something determined in relation to something that includes it
e.g. 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
Synonym: partportioncomponent partcomponent