English Dictionary

constitution

/ˌkɒnstɪˈtjuːʃ(ə)n/

noun

The act, or process of setting something up, or establishing something; the composition or structure of such a thing; its makeup.

The constitution of a country is a set of fundamental principles or established precedents according to which a state or other organization is governed.

意味（1）

The act, or process of setting something up, or establishing something; the composition or structure of such a thing; its makeup.

the physical constitution of the sun

意味（2）

(government) The formal or informal system of primary principles and laws that regulates a government or other institutions.

They have in their present Constitution a Grand Council of the Nobility, a Senato, a College of Twenty six who give Audience to Ambassadors and report their Demands to the Senate, a Council of Ten; and a Triumvirate (monthly chosen by, and out of, the Ten) of three Inquisitors of State; whose Authority is so absolute, as to extend to the taking away of the Life of the Doge no less than the meanest Artisan, without acquainting the Senate, provided they all three agree in the Sentence.

意味（3）

(law) A legal document describing such a formal system.

意味（4）

(Catholicism) A document issued by a religious authority serving to promulgate some particular church laws or doctrines.

意味（5）

A person's physical makeup or temperament, especially in respect of robustness.

He has a strong constitution, so he should make a quick recovery from the illness.

意味（6）

(dated) The general health of a person.

But when once his constitution began to decline, he broke very fast, and being attacked bya complication of diseases, he at length gave way to fate, May 10, 1733.