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council
委员会；政务会；理事会
核心释义
A committee or administrative body that leads or governs
- 1.
领导或治理的委员会(如市议会、学生会)
A committee that leads or governs (e.g. city council, student council).
- 2.
行政机构
a body serving in an administrative capacity
- 3.
讨论；审议
Discussion or deliberation.
- 4.
(基督教)由神学家、主教及不同教会或教区代表参加的会议,处理教规或教义事宜
(Christianity) an assembly of theologians and bishops and other representatives of different churches or dioceses that is convened to regulate matters of discipline or doctrine
- 5.
咨询会议；协商会议
a meeting of people for consultation
协商会议；咨询会议；商议；审议；教会会议；主教会议；领导或治理的委员会(如市议会、学生会)；行政机构
用法In use
The city council voted unanimously to approve the new park proposal.
用法提示：这里“council”作为名词，指地方行政机构，即市议会。
She was elected to the student council to represent her class.
用法提示：“council”在此指学生自治组织，即学生会。
The council of elders meets annually to discuss community issues.
用法提示：“council”表示由长者组成的咨询或决策团体。
student council
emergency council
serve on a/the council
serve on 表示在委员会中担任职务。
She serves on the city council.
她在市议会任职。
相关词与表达Connections
搭配Collocations
- city council
- 市议会
- The city council voted to increase funding for public schools.市议会投票决定增加对公立学校的资助。
- council member
- 委员会成员；议员
- Each council member represents a different district.每位议员代表不同的选区。
- council meeting
- 委员会会议；理事会会议
- The council meeting was held to discuss the new regulations.委员会会议召开讨论新规定。
- student council
- 学生会
- She was elected president of the student council.她当选为学生会主席。
- council chamber
学习提示Learner notes
记忆技巧Memory Tip
联想：coun（一起）+ cil（谐音‘席’），大家席地而坐开会的就是委员会。
语境与语域Context & Register
contexts: 行政, 宗教, 学术; register: mixed; note_zh: 该词在不同语境中语体略有差异，通常较为正式，多用于官方或组织场合。
发音与拼写Pronunciation & Spelling
Only 'counsel' is a true homophone. 'Pencil', 'stencil', and 'cancel' share the ending spelling -cil or -cel but have different vowel sounds.
高价值词汇High-value vocabulary
该词属于 Oxford 核心词汇，值得优先掌握常见搭配和句型。
用法优先级Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 5，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
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