1640s, "constitutional element" (earlier "one of a group of persons," 1560s), from Latin componentem (nominative componens), present participle of componere "to put together" (see composite). As an adjective, from 1660s.
中文解释
1. com- "together" + pon- + -ent.2. 字面含义：put together. => "constitutional element" (earlier "one of a group of persons").
实用例句
1. The menu is all-important. Every component of every meal should create contrasts.
饭菜的安排至关重要。每一顿饭的每一道菜都应该有所不同。
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2. Polish workers will now be making component parts for Boeing 757s.
现在波音757飞机的组成部件将由波兰工人制造。
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3. Gorbachev failed to keep the component parts of the Soviet Union together.
戈尔巴乔夫没能把苏联各成员国团结在一起。
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4. Enriched uranium is a key component of a nuclear weapon.
浓缩铀是核武器的关键组成部分。
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5. Wallerstein's work can be separated into three main component themes.