constitutive
/ˈkɒnstɪtjuːtɪv/adjective
1
- having the power to establish or give organized existence to something有建立权的, 有设立权的; 有制定权的; 有任命权的：
the state began to exercise a new and constitutive function.
政府开始履行新的任命职能。
2
- forming a part or constituent of something; component组成的; 构成的; 成分的：
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。
2.1
- forming an essential element of something本质的; 基本的; 必要的：
language is constitutive of thought.
语言是形成思想的基本要素。
3
- Biochemistry relating to an enzyme or enzyme system that is continuously produced in an organism, regardless of the needs of cells【生化】（酶）组成的, 构成的。
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