parliament
/ˈpɑːləmənt/
n.
标准词条
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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
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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。
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Members of parliament voted on the bill yesterday.
议员们昨天就该法案进行了投票。
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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)
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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。
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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
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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)
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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
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Member of Parliament 议员She was elected as a Member of Parliament last year. 她去年当选为议员。
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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。
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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。