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Parliament Group People Passed Make Laws Meaning 英

英语单词 parliament
英美音标 英 ['pɑːləmənt] 美 ['pɑːrləmənt]
中文释义 n.议会;国会;一届议会的会期
英语例句 (1) Parliament will debate the nationalization issue next week.
(2) He lost his seat in the Parliament at the election.
(3) The Parliament decided to impeach the President.
(4) Parliament has passed an Act forbidding the killing of rare animals.
(5) We are now into the second half of the parliament.
中文例句 (1) 议会将在下周辩论国有化议题。
(2) 他在选举中失去了议会中的席位。
(3) 国会决定弹劾总统。
(4) 国会通过了一项法令,禁止捕杀珍稀动物。
(5) 我们现已进入了本届议会的后半任期。
vocabulary简明 In some countries — Great Britain for example — the group of people who make the laws is called the parliament. It's the equivalent of Congress in the United States.
vocabulary扩展 The most common meaning of parliament refers to a country's legislative (law-making) body. England's parliament is very famous. The word comes in part from the French verb parler, which means to speak, which makes sense since this group of people assemble to talk about laws and issues. Another meaning of parliament is the card game known as fan tan or sevens, where you lead with your sevens in a certain sequence and win by using up all your cards.
柯林斯解释
1
[N-COUNT; N-PROPER 可数名词;专有名词]See also:
Houses of Parliament
Member of Parliament
议会;国会 The parliament of some countries, for example Britain, is the group of people who make or change its laws, and decide what policies the country should follow. →see usage note at:
parliament
  • Parliament today approved the policy, but it has not yet become law.

    议会于今天批准了这项政策,但尚未成为法律。

2
[N-COUNT 可数名词]一届议会(会期) A particular parliament is a particular period of time in which a parliament is doing its work, between two elections or between two periods of holiday.
  • The legislation is expected to be passed in the next parliament.

    预计这项法案将在下一届议会中通过。

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