any of the things that are formed into a mixture when making sth, especially in cooking
"jealousy was a component of his character"
"two constituents of a musical composition are melody and harmony"
"the grammatical elements of a sentence"
"a key factor in her success"
"humor: an effective ingredient of a speech"
"the recipe lists all the fixings for a salad"
I began to appreciate that Felix was the homicidal ingredient in all this madness.
出自: J. T. Story
She had all the salad ingredients out.
出自: R. Ingalls