Word · Frequency #4886
Senate
参议院
核心释义
the upper house in a bicameral legislature, including the US Senate
- 1.
某些两院制立法机构中的上院。
In some bicameral legislative systems, the upper house or chamber.
- 2.
拥有高度立法权力的议会
assembly possessing high legislative powers
- 3.
由经验丰富、受人尊敬、明智的人组成的群体,在政治体系或机构治理中担任决策者或顾问,通常年长。
A group of experienced, respected, wise individuals serving as decision makers or advisors in a political system or in institutional governance, as in a university, and traditionally of advanced age.
- 4.
美国国会的上议院
the upper house of the United States Congress
- 5.
在德国,柏林、不来梅和汉堡等城市州的行政机关;曾是汉萨同盟城市政府的政府;高等上诉法院的法官席。
In Germany, the executive branch of government in the city states of Berlin, Bremen, and Hamburg; the governments of cities that were part of the Hanseatic League; and the bench in a higher appellate court.
评议会;参事会;(德国某些城市州的)州政府;(德国高等法院的)审判庭;某些两院制立法机构中的上院。;拥有高度立法权力的议会;由经验丰富、受人尊敬、明智的人组成的群体,在政治体系或机构治理中担任决策者或顾问,通常年长。
用法In use
The Senate passed the new bill yesterday.
用法提示:名词单数形式,指立法机构参议院。
The university's senate voted to increase tuition fees.
用法提示:名词单数形式,指大学内部的评议会。
She was elected to the state senate last year.
用法提示:名词单数形式,指州立法机构。
the Senate
指美国等国家的参议院时通常加定冠词the。
The Senate voted on the new law.
参议院对新法律进行了投票。
a senate
泛指任何类似的立法或审议机构时用不定冠词a。
The club's senate meets every Friday.
俱乐部的评议会每周五开会。
相关词与表达Connections
搭配Collocations
- Senate committee
- 参议院委员会
- The Senate committee is reviewing the new bill.参议院委员会正在审议新法案。
- Senate confirmation
- 参议院确认
- The nominee awaits Senate confirmation.提名人正在等待参议院确认。
- Senate majority
- 参议院多数党
- The Senate majority leader announced the new policy.参议院多数党领袖宣布了新政策。
- Senate hearing
- 参议院听证会
- The Senate hearing lasted for three hours.参议院听证会持续了三个小时。
- Senate floor
- 参议院会场
学习提示Learner notes
记忆技巧Memory Tip
联想 'senior',Senate 是资深议员组成的参议院。
语境与语域Context & Register
通常用于正式场合,指美国的参议院或类似立法机构,多出现在政治、法律文本中。
发音与拼写Pronunciation & Spelling
The words share the suffix '-ate' but only 'senate' and 'graduate' (noun) share a similar unstressed ending /ɪt/ or /ət/. The others have /eɪt/. No word in the list has the same stressed vowel /ɛ/ as 'senate', so none rhyme.
高价值词汇High-value vocabulary
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