parliament

/ˈpɑːləmənt/ n.
标准词条 CET-4
一句话记住

议会;国会

释义与例句

n. 议会;国会
the law-making group of a country, especially the elected representatives who make or change laws
  1. The new law was debated in parliament for several weeks.
    这项新法律在议会中辩论了好几周。
  2. Members of parliament voted on the bill yesterday.
    议员们昨天就该法案进行了投票。
展开其余 1 条例句
  1. Parliament will be dissolved before the general election.
    大选之前议会将被解散。

词源与构词

记忆钩子 parliament 指立法机构“议会”,议员是 Member of Parliament(MP);不要把它和行政机构 government 混淆。

词族与关联词

词族(同一词根派生出的不同词性或形式)
  • parliamentary 议会的;国会的
    形容词,修饰与议会相关的制度、程序或成员,如 parliamentary elections。
  • Member of Parliament 议员
    缩写为 MP,指议会的成员,尤指英国下议院议员。
同义词
  • congress 国会;代表大会
    parliament 常用于英国等议会制国家,强调“议会”;congress 多用于美国等国家的立法机构,也可指大型代表会议。
    The bill must be approved by Congress before it becomes law. 该法案在成为法律前必须得到国会的批准。
易混词(形近或义近,注意区别)
  • government 政府;内阁
    parliament 是立法机构,由议员组成并制定法律;government 是行政机构,负责执行政策,二者职能不同。
    The government introduced the new policy last month. 政府上个月推出了这项新政策。
常见搭配
  • Member of Parliament 议员
    She was elected as a Member of Parliament last year. 她去年当选为议员。
  • sit in parliament 在议会任职
    He has sat in parliament for over twenty years. 他在议会任职已有二十多年。
  • dissolve parliament 解散议会
    The prime minister asked the king to dissolve parliament. 首相请求国王解散议会。