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单词 constitutional
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Definition of constitutional in English:

constitutional

adjective kɒnstɪˈtjuːʃ(ə)n(ə)lˌkɑnstəˈt(j)uʃ(ə)n(ə)l
  • 1Relating to an established set of principles governing a state.

    (与)宪法(有关)的

    a constitutional amendment

    宪法修正案。

    Example sentencesExamples
    • It is a constitutional document, and constitutional documents and principles are always the subject of debate.
    • The reverence given to the Constitution is one explanation for the very small number of constitutional amendments.
    • At the same time, only a minority of Americans support a constitutional amendment opposing gay marriage.
    • It is a fundamental constitutional principle, deeply entrenched within our system.
    • Only then will the PNG government introduce the constitutional amendment.
    • A committee is due to release draft constitutional amendments as early as next month.
    • The minority denounced the stay as a violation of both constitutional procedures and democratic principles.
    • This clearly concerns the now well established doctrine or principle of constitutional law of supremacy.
    • They oppose the proposed constitutional amendment banning gay marriage, but at the same time oppose gay marriage.
    • The people might even pass a constitutional amendment reversing the Supreme Court's decision.
    • The underlying process is the destruction of the established legal and constitutional framework.
    • He said that despite his Euroscepticism, he was not in principle opposed to a constitutional treaty for the European Union.
    • He is prepared to agree only if a constitutional amendment to curtail the powers of the future president is agreed to at the same time.
    • I'm opposed to any kind of constitutional amendment or federal involvement in this issue.
    • Now is the time for us to be eternally vigilant in protecting the constitutional principles on which our nation was built.
    • Use of this principle with respect to constitutional interpretation may still be controversial.
    • In response, a constitutional amendment that curbs the military's power was passed in May.
    • What's next, a constitutional amendment to preserve the right to breathe fresh air?
    • Therefore, we reaffirm our support for a constitutional amendment to require a balanced budget.
    • The federalism proposed by the liberal opponents of a constitutional amendment is in fact a sham.
    1. 1.1 In accordance with a constitution.
      a constitutional monarchy

      宪法修正案。

      Example sentencesExamples
      • In June 1960 a group of princes signed a memorandum calling for a constitutional monarchy.
      • The Deputy Prime Minister said today that he believes in supporting the constitutional monarchy.
      • Parliament had cut back the monarchy to a constitutional role, and asserted its own sovereignty as the representative of the people.
      • Spain was once a dictatorship, for example, then became a constitutional monarchy under King Carlos.
      • He pleaded not guilty to all the charges and attacked the constitutional legitimacy of the military regime.
      • Given her weakness in constitutional law, her background in business law looks like a strength.
      • The politics of rights varies according to whether constitutional or non-constitutional regimes are involved.
      • A vote set to sail through became mired in questions of authority and constitutional legitimacy.
      • That is, the Federal Treasury creates credit under constitutional authority.
      • However, the new memo ignored the question of the constitutional authority of the president to authorize torture.
      • He multiplied assurances to the establishment, claiming that constitutional government was safe.
      • No one in the press corps challenged this attack on fundamental constitutional principles.
      • Questioning the legitimacy or constitutional propriety of an action by the executive is a useful device for the opposition.
      • Only Congress can declare war and only Congress has the constitutional authority to raise money for war and diplomacy.
      • Upholding the ideals of service and duty is one of three purposes of a constitutional monarchy.
      • If we are, how do we return to democratic, constitutional government when the emergency is over?
      • Fundamental constitutional principles are few, and even they are subject to change.
      • To take ‘loyalty to the Queen’ out of the oath is not to deny that New Zealand is a constitutional monarchy.
      • Luxembourg is a constitutional monarchy and a parliamentary democracy.
      Synonyms
      legal, lawful, legitimate, licit, authorized, permitted, permissible
      sanctioned, ratified, codified, warranted, constituted, statutory, chartered, vested, official
      in accordance with the constitution, within the law, by law
  • 2Relating to someone's nature or physical condition.

    (与)体质(或素质)(有关)的

    a constitutional weakness

    宪法修正案。

    Example sentencesExamples
    • That case, I believe, presents the risk of constitutional depression, which debilitating condition can and must be avoided.
    • As well as constitutional treatment, she agreed to remedies to attack the cancer itself.
    • By treating the Causative Factor, the patients underlying constitutional weakness, healing is supported on the most profound level.
    • We are all looking for happiness, as that is the constitutional nature of the soul.
    • Intermittent claudication became a sign of inherent constitutional weakness, so that it was also to be found as a sign for the male hysteric.
    • At any age errors in diet will be all the more likely to tell upon the liver if there be any constitutional weakness in the functional power of the organ.
    • This may be caused by constitutional weakness, excessive work, illness or emotional stress.
    Synonyms
    inherent, inbred, intrinsic, innate, structural, fundamental, essential
    congenital, organic, inborn, ingrained, deep-rooted, built-in
noun kɒnstɪˈtjuːʃ(ə)n(ə)lˌkɑnstəˈt(j)uʃ(ə)n(ə)l
dated
  • A walk taken regularly to maintain or restore good health.

    〈旧〉保健散步,健身散步,健行

    she went out for a constitutional
    Example sentencesExamples
    • I guess by the time she's my age I'll be content with exertion no more strenuous than a nightly constitutional.
    • I need to be in prime shape for my wedding day, and chances are my daily constitutionals in the park are no longer going to cut it.
    • It will still be worth going for a little constitutional afterwards, though, instead of slumping in front of the TV set.
    • I took one of my regular constitutionals tonight.
    • One of the times I was listening to this movement I was taking my daily constitutional.
    Synonyms
    walk, stroll, saunter, turn, wander, amble, breather, airing, ramble, hike
    promenade
    North American paseo
    Italian passeggiata
    informal mosey, tootle
    British informal pootle
    rare perambulation

Rhymes

evolutional, institutional, substitutional

Definition of constitutional in US English:

constitutional

adjectiveˌkɑnstəˈt(j)uʃ(ə)n(ə)lˌkänstəˈt(y)o͞oSH(ə)n(ə)l
  • 1Relating to an established set of principles governing a state.

    (与)宪法(有关)的

    a constitutional amendment

    宪法修正案。

    Example sentencesExamples
    • The reverence given to the Constitution is one explanation for the very small number of constitutional amendments.
    • Use of this principle with respect to constitutional interpretation may still be controversial.
    • Now is the time for us to be eternally vigilant in protecting the constitutional principles on which our nation was built.
    • It is a constitutional document, and constitutional documents and principles are always the subject of debate.
    • A committee is due to release draft constitutional amendments as early as next month.
    • In response, a constitutional amendment that curbs the military's power was passed in May.
    • This clearly concerns the now well established doctrine or principle of constitutional law of supremacy.
    • He said that despite his Euroscepticism, he was not in principle opposed to a constitutional treaty for the European Union.
    • What's next, a constitutional amendment to preserve the right to breathe fresh air?
    • The minority denounced the stay as a violation of both constitutional procedures and democratic principles.
    • They oppose the proposed constitutional amendment banning gay marriage, but at the same time oppose gay marriage.
    • The federalism proposed by the liberal opponents of a constitutional amendment is in fact a sham.
    • I'm opposed to any kind of constitutional amendment or federal involvement in this issue.
    • At the same time, only a minority of Americans support a constitutional amendment opposing gay marriage.
    • The people might even pass a constitutional amendment reversing the Supreme Court's decision.
    • Therefore, we reaffirm our support for a constitutional amendment to require a balanced budget.
    • Only then will the PNG government introduce the constitutional amendment.
    • He is prepared to agree only if a constitutional amendment to curtail the powers of the future president is agreed to at the same time.
    • It is a fundamental constitutional principle, deeply entrenched within our system.
    • The underlying process is the destruction of the established legal and constitutional framework.
    1. 1.1 In accordance with or allowed by an established set of principles governing a state.
      (与)宪法(有关)的
      a constitutional monarchy

      宪法修正案。

      Example sentencesExamples
      • Parliament had cut back the monarchy to a constitutional role, and asserted its own sovereignty as the representative of the people.
      • Fundamental constitutional principles are few, and even they are subject to change.
      • The Deputy Prime Minister said today that he believes in supporting the constitutional monarchy.
      • That is, the Federal Treasury creates credit under constitutional authority.
      • Spain was once a dictatorship, for example, then became a constitutional monarchy under King Carlos.
      • To take ‘loyalty to the Queen’ out of the oath is not to deny that New Zealand is a constitutional monarchy.
      • He multiplied assurances to the establishment, claiming that constitutional government was safe.
      • Only Congress can declare war and only Congress has the constitutional authority to raise money for war and diplomacy.
      • No one in the press corps challenged this attack on fundamental constitutional principles.
      • He pleaded not guilty to all the charges and attacked the constitutional legitimacy of the military regime.
      • Upholding the ideals of service and duty is one of three purposes of a constitutional monarchy.
      • However, the new memo ignored the question of the constitutional authority of the president to authorize torture.
      • Luxembourg is a constitutional monarchy and a parliamentary democracy.
      • The politics of rights varies according to whether constitutional or non-constitutional regimes are involved.
      • Questioning the legitimacy or constitutional propriety of an action by the executive is a useful device for the opposition.
      • Given her weakness in constitutional law, her background in business law looks like a strength.
      • A vote set to sail through became mired in questions of authority and constitutional legitimacy.
      • In June 1960 a group of princes signed a memorandum calling for a constitutional monarchy.
      • If we are, how do we return to democratic, constitutional government when the emergency is over?
      Synonyms
      legal, lawful, legitimate, licit, authorized, permitted, permissible
  • 2Relating to someone's physical or mental condition.

    (与)体质(或素质)(有关)的

    a constitutional weakness

    宪法修正案。

    Example sentencesExamples
    • At any age errors in diet will be all the more likely to tell upon the liver if there be any constitutional weakness in the functional power of the organ.
    • As well as constitutional treatment, she agreed to remedies to attack the cancer itself.
    • We are all looking for happiness, as that is the constitutional nature of the soul.
    • That case, I believe, presents the risk of constitutional depression, which debilitating condition can and must be avoided.
    • By treating the Causative Factor, the patients underlying constitutional weakness, healing is supported on the most profound level.
    • This may be caused by constitutional weakness, excessive work, illness or emotional stress.
    • Intermittent claudication became a sign of inherent constitutional weakness, so that it was also to be found as a sign for the male hysteric.
    Synonyms
    inherent, inbred, intrinsic, innate, structural, fundamental, essential
nounˌkɑnstəˈt(j)uʃ(ə)n(ə)lˌkänstəˈt(y)o͞oSH(ə)n(ə)l
dated
  • A walk, typically one taken regularly to maintain or restore good health.

    〈旧〉保健散步,健身散步,健行

    Example sentencesExamples
    • One of the times I was listening to this movement I was taking my daily constitutional.
    • I took one of my regular constitutionals tonight.
    • I guess by the time she's my age I'll be content with exertion no more strenuous than a nightly constitutional.
    • I need to be in prime shape for my wedding day, and chances are my daily constitutionals in the park are no longer going to cut it.
    • It will still be worth going for a little constitutional afterwards, though, instead of slumping in front of the TV set.
    Synonyms
    walk, stroll, saunter, turn, wander, amble, breather, airing, ramble, hike
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