Word · Frequency #16954
congressman
(美国)众议员
核心释义
a member of the United States House of Representatives
- 1.
男性国会议员。
A male member of congress.
- 2.
当选为国会议员者的称号。
The title for someone who is elected to be a congressman.
- 3.
美国众议院议员
a member of the United States House of Representatives
男性国会议员;国会议员;国会议员先生;众议员先生;男性国会议员。;当选为国会议员者的称号。;美国众议院议员
用法In use
The congressman gave a speech about education reform.
用法提示:“congressman”为名词,指美国众议院议员,此处用作主语。
Several congressmen attended the community meeting.
用法提示:“congressmen”是“congressman”的复数形式,此处用作主语。
My neighbor is a former congressman.
用法提示:“congressman”为名词,此处用作表语,带定语“former”。
congressman from [place]
表示来自某地的议员。
He is the congressman from Ohio.
他是俄亥俄州的众议员。
Congressman [Name]
作称呼或正式头衔时首字母大写。
Congressman John Smith voted for the bill.
相关词与表达Connections
搭配Collocations
- Democratic congressman
- 民主党国会议员
- The Democratic congressman opposed the tax cut.这位民主党国会议员反对减税。
- congressman from California
- 来自加州的国会议员
- The congressman from California spoke on immigration.来自加州的国会议员就移民问题发言。
- former congressman
- 前国会议员
- The former congressman now teaches at a university.这位前国会议员现在在大学教书。
- serve as a congressman
- 担任国会议员
- He served as a congressman for three terms.他担任了三个任期的国会议员。
- elect a congressman
学习提示Learner notes
记忆技巧Memory Tip
congress(国会)+man(男人),联想“国会里的男人”,即男性国会议员/美国众议员。
语境与语域Context & Register
语域:neutral 常见场景:新闻报道、国会讨论、日常交谈 该词为中性常用词,在新闻报道、国会讨论和日常对话中都可能出现;多用于指美国男性国会议员,尤其指众议员。正式场合常用作头衔,如 Congressman Smith,但词本身不属于正式或非正式语体。若指女性,常用 congresswoman。
语法说明Grammar Note
可数名词
发音与拼写Pronunciation & Spelling
这些词都以 -man 结尾,词尾的 -man 都不重读,读作 /mən/。它们和 congressman /ˈkɑŋɡrəsmən/ 并不算是严格的同韵词,因为 congressman 的重音在第一个音节 /kɑŋ/,后面还有 /ɡrəs/。注意 policeman 的重音在第二音节 /pəˈliːs-/,而 fireman 中的 /r/ 在美式英语中要发音。
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。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.