单词 | constitutional |
---|---|
音标 | [`kɔnsti'tju:ʃənəl] |
解释 | a.章程的,法规的;素质上的,本质的 |
红宝书 | 无 |
字源 | constitutional (adj.) 1680s, "pertaining to a person's (physical or mental) constitution," from constitution + -al (1). Meaning "beneficial to bodily constitution" is from 1750. Meaning "authorized or allowed by the political constitution" is from 1765. Constitutional monarchy is recorded from 1801, from French. Related: Constitutionally. constitutional (n.) "a constitutional walk," 1829, probably originally among university students, from constitutional (adj.) in the "beneficial to bodily health" sense. |
不择手段背单词 | 无 |
趣味全助记 | 无 |
Learn with these flashcards. Click next, previous, or up to navigate to more flashcards for this subject.
Next card: Constrain v french kən'strein v.束缚,强迫;限制 英 力劝,强迫(make sb
Previous card: Constitution n laws principles regulation french settled c.1600
Up to card list: 极品GRE红宝书(简体中文)