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con·sti·tu·tion·al /-ʃnəl, ʃənḷ/
(a.)組織的,立憲的,體質的
con·sti·tu·tion·al /-ʃnəl, ʃənḷ/ 形容詞
Con·sti·tu·tion·al a.
1. Belonging to, or inherent in, the constitution, or in the structure of body or mind; as, a constitutional infirmity; constitutional ardor or dullness.
2. In accordance with, or authorized by, the constitution of a state or a society; as, constitutional reforms.
3. Regulated by, dependent on, or secured by, a constitution; as, constitutional government; constitutional rights.
4. Relating to a constitution, or establishment form of government; as, a constitutional risis.
The anient constitutional traditions of the state. --Macaulay.
5. For the benefit or one's constitution or health; as, a constitutional walk. [Colloq.]
Constitutional law, law that relates to the constitution, as a permanent system of political and juridical government, as distinguished from statutory and common law, which relate to matters subordinate to such constitution.
Con·sti·tu·tion·al, n. A walk or other exercise taken for one's health or constitution. [Colloq.]
The men trudged diurnal constitutionals along the different roads. --Compton Reade.
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constitutional
adj 1: of or relating to a constitution; "constitutional
amendments"
2: of benefit to or intended to benefit your physical makeup;
"constitutional walk"
3: sanctioned by or consistent with or operating under a
constitution; "the constitutional right of free speech";
"constitutional government"; "constitutional guarantees"
[ant: unconstitutional]
4: existing as an essential constituent or characteristic; "the
Ptolemaic system with its built-in concept of
periodicity"; "a constitutional inability to tell the
truth" [syn: built-in, inbuilt, inherent, integral]
5: constitutional in the structure of something (especially
your physical makeup) [syn: constituent(a), constitutive(a),
organic]
n : a regular walk taken as a form of exercise