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Legislature
立法机关；立法机构
核心释义
A governmental body with the power to make, amend, and repeal laws.
- 1.
立法机关；立法机构(有权制定、修改和废除法律的政府机构)。
A governmental body with the power to make, amend and repeal laws.
- 2.
制定、修改或废除法律的人
persons who make or amend or repeal laws
立法者；立法人员；立法机关；立法机构(有权制定、修改和废除法律的政府机构)。；制定、修改或废除法律的人；立法机关；议会
用法In use
The legislature passed a law to protect the environment.
用法提示：此句中“legislature”用作可数名词，指立法机构，作主语。
The governor asked the legislature to approve the new budget.
用法提示：此句中“legislature”作动词“asked”的宾语，指立法机构。
Many legislatures are made up of elected officials.
用法提示：此句中“legislatures”为复数形式，指多个立法机构，作主语。
the legislature
The legislature approved the new budget.
立法机关批准了新预算。
a legislature
A legislature is responsible for making laws.
相关词与表达Connections
搭配Collocations
- state legislature
- 州议会
- The state legislature passed a new education bill.州议会通过了一项新的教育法案。
- national legislature
- 国家立法机构
- The national legislature is composed of two chambers.国家立法机构由两院组成。
- bicameral legislature
- 两院制立法机构
- Most countries have a bicameral legislature with an upper and lower house.大多数国家设有上议院和下议院的两院制立法机构。
- dissolve the legislature
- 解散立法机构
- The president has the power to dissolve the legislature and call new elections.总统有权解散立法机构并举行新选举。
- elected legislature
学习提示Learner notes
记忆技巧Memory Tip
联想‘立法’（legis）和‘厅’（lature），‘立法厅’就是立法机关。
语境与语域Context & Register
formal; legislative bodies, legal documents
发音与拼写Pronunciation & Spelling
Nature rhymes with legislature (both end with /eɪtʃɚ/). Creature, feature, capture, structure, and vulture have similar spelling endings but different stressed vowels, so they do not rhyme.
用法优先级Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 2，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
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