con·sti·tu·tive
adjective/kənˈstɪtjutɪv/, /ˈkɒnstɪtjuːtɪv/
/ˈkɑːnstɪtuːtɪv/
(formal)- constitutive (of something) forming a part, often an essential part, of something
组成部分的；本质的；基本的 - Memory is constitutive of identity.
记忆是身份的一个重要构成部分。 - Poverty is a constitutive element of a particular form of economic growth.
贫穷是特定经济发展模式的组成部分。
Oxford Collocations DictionaryConstitutive is used with these nouns:- element
- Memory is constitutive of identity.
- having the power to establish or give organized existence to something
有设立权的；有制定权的 - Democracy depends on the rule of law for its constitutive procedures.
民主的宪法程序有赖于法治。
- Democracy depends on the rule of law for its constitutive procedures.
Word Originlate 16th cent.: from late Latin constitutivus, from constitut- ‘established’, from the verb constituere, from con- ‘together’ + statuere ‘set up’.