20100103Word of the Day

junli

constitutional

\kon-stih-TOO-shuhn-uhl; -TYOO-\ , noun;
1.A walk taken for one's health.
形容词 a.
1.体质上的;生来的;本质的;基本的
a constitutional weakness
身体虚弱
2.宪法的;符合宪法的;有宪法权力的;拥护宪法的
It is not constitutional to censor the press.
审查新闻是违反宪法的。
a constitutional monarchy
君主立宪制
3.保健的,有益身体的
名词 n.
1.保健散步;保健运动[C]
his morning constitutional
他早上作的健身散步

Quotes:
Kerensky was, I imagine, on his usual early morning constitutional.
~Richard Elman, Namedropping: Mostly Literary Memoirs
"Estha Mon!" he would call out, in his high, piping voice, frayed and fibrous now, like sugarcane stripped of its bark. "Good morning! Your daily constitutional?"
~Arundhati Roy, The God of Small Things

Origin:
A constitutional is so called because it is taken for the benefit of one's constitution.