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consist 音標拼音: [kəns'ɪst] vi. 由…組成,由…構成;存在于,在于 由…組成,由…構成;存在於,在於 consist v 1: originate ( in); " The problems dwell in the social injustices in this country" [ synonym: { dwell}, { consist}, { lie}, { lie in}] 2: have its essential character; be comprised or contained in; be embodied in; " The payment consists in food"; " What does love consist in?" 3: be consistent in form, tenor, or character; be congruous; " Desires are to be satisfied only so far as consists with an approved end" 4: be composed of; " The land he conquered comprised several provinces"; " What does this dish consist of?" [ synonym: { consist}, { comprise}] Consist \ Con* sist"\ ( k[ o^] n* s[ i^] st"), v. i. [ imp. & p. p. { Consisted}; p. pr. & vb. n. { Consisting}.] [ L. consistere to stand still or firm; con- sistere to stand, cause to stand, stare to stand: cf. F. consister. See { Stand}.] 1. To stand firm; to be in a fixed or permanent state, as a body composed of parts in union or connection; to hold together; to be; to exist; to subsist; to be supported and maintained. [ 1913 Webster] He is before all things, and by him all things consist. -- Col. i. 17. [ 1913 Webster] 2. To be composed or made up; -- followed by of. [ 1913 Webster] The land would consist of plains and valleys. -- T. Burnet. [ 1913 Webster] 3. To have as its substance or character, or as its foundation; to be; -- followed by in. [ 1913 Webster] If their purgation did consist in words. -- Shak. [ 1913 Webster] A man' s life consisteth not in the abundance of the things which he possesseth. -- Luke xii. 15. [ 1913 Webster] 4. To be consistent or harmonious; to be in accordance; -- formerly used absolutely, now followed by with. [ 1913 Webster] This was a consisting story. -- Bp. Burnet. [ 1913 Webster] Health consists with temperance alone. -- Pope. [ 1913 Webster] For orders and degrees Jar not with liberty, but well consist. -- Milton. [ 1913 Webster] 5. To insist; -- followed by on. [ Obs.] -- Shak. Syn: { To Consist}, { Consist of}, { Consist in}. Usage: The verb consist is employed chiefly for two purposes, which are marked and distinguished by the prepositions used. When we wish to indicate the parts which unite to compose a thing, we use of; as when we say, " Macaulay' s Miscellanies consist chiefly of articles which were first published in the Edinburgh Review." When we wish to indicate the true nature of a thing, or that on which it depends, we use in; as, " There are some artists whose skill consists in a certain manner which they have affected." " Our safety consists in a strict adherence to duty." [ 1913 Webster] Consistence19 Moby Thesaurus words for " consist": abide, accord, be, comport, conform, consort, correspond, dovetail, dwell, exist, fit in, gee, go, inhere, lie, repose, reside, rest, subsist
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