■ constituency

一般指某个选区。

• There were about 14,000 voters in the constituency.该选区大约有 14000 名选民。

也可以指某一选区选民的集合体（这个名词前可以加定冠词或不定冠词 a，但代词用复数）。

• There is an enormous constituency, and they are waiting too. (Newsweek, Dec. 12, 2005, p.102)有大量的选民，他们也在等待着（参见 population 条）。