constitution

憲法、規約

国や組織の運営の仕方を定める、基本的な法律や原則。

やさしい英語で： The basic laws and principles that explain how a country or organization is governed.

• The constitution protects freedom of speech.
• Parliament voted to amend the constitution.
• Our club adopted a new constitution last year.

よく使う表現： national constitution, amend the constitution, under the constitution

体質

生まれつきの体の性質。特に丈夫さや健康状態。

やさしい英語で： The natural condition of your body, especially how strong and healthy it is.

• She has a strong constitution.
• His weak constitution left him tired after the journey.
• A healthy constitution helped her recover quickly.

よく使う表現： strong constitution, weak constitution, healthy constitution

性質、気質

その人や物を特徴づける、基本的な性質。

やさしい英語で： The main qualities that make a person or thing what they are.

• Patience was part of her constitution.
• His emotional constitution made sudden changes difficult.
• Honesty belongs to the very constitution of this institution.

類義語： nature, character, makeup

よく使う表現： mental constitution, emotional constitution, constitution of something

形成、構成

何かを作り上げること、またはその部分の組み合わさり方。

やさしい英語で： The process of setting something up, or the way its parts are put together.

• The constitution of the committee took several weeks.
• They studied the chemical constitution of the material.
• Its unusual constitution makes the substance difficult to classify.

類義語： formation, composition, structure

よく使う表現： constitution of something, chemical constitution, constitution of committees