unconstitutionality
UK/,ʌnkɔnstətju:ʃə'næləti/US/'ʌn,kɔnsti,tju:ʃә'næliti/
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释义
n.
The state of conflicting with or violating a constitution.
违宪性;不合宪法
词根拆分
词根派生由 constitution 派生。constitute = con-(一起)+ statuere('建立、设立'——与 st 同属'置/立'家族)。constitution 即'共同设立'的国家框架;unconstitutionality 即与之抵触的性质。注意:此处 -stitut- 来自 statuere(设立),并非 dit(给予)根。
词根 st 还连着 376 个词常用搭配
- 1.grounds of unconstitutionality违宪理由
- 2.challenge the unconstitutionality质疑违宪性
- 3.[claim of unconstitutionality]违宪主张
- 4.ruling on unconstitutionality违宪裁决
例句
- 1.
The lawyers challenged the law on grounds of unconstitutionality.
律师们以违宪为由对该法律提出质疑。
- 2.
The court issued a ruling on the unconstitutionality of the statute.
法院就该法规的违宪性作出了裁决。