consist
[kәn'sist]
vi. 组, 存, 致

1. The United Kingdom consists of Great Britain and Northern Ireland.
   合王颠尔兰组。
2. The beauty of Venice consists largely in the style of its ancient buildings.
   威斯美很程那古建筑。
3. The beauty of the plan consists in its simplicity.
   该妙简洁。

consist
[ verb ]

1. originate (in)

<verb.stative> dwell lie lie in
The problems dwell in the social injustices in this country

2. have its essential character; be comprised or contained in; be embodied in

<verb.stative>
The payment consists in food
What does love consist in?

3. be consistent in form, tenor, or character; be congruous

<verb.stative>
Desires are to be satisfied only so far as consists with an approved end

4. be composed of

<verb.stative> comprise
The land he conquered comprised several provinces
What does this dish consist of?

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.

He is before all things, and by him all things
consist. --Col. i. 17.

2. To be composed or made up; -- followed by of.

The land would consist of plains and valleys. --T.
Burnet.

3. To have as its substance or character, or as its
foundation; to be; -- followed by in.

If their purgation did consist in words. --Shak.

A man's life consisteth not in the abundance of the
things which he possesseth. --Luke xii.
15.

4. To be consistent or harmonious; to be in accordance; --
formerly used absolutely, now followed by with.

This was a consisting story. --Bp. Burnet.

Health consists with temperance alone. --Pope.

For orders and degrees
Jar not with liberty, but well consist. --Milton.

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.''