Word · Frequency #6289
legislature
立法机关；立法机构
A governmental body with the power to make, amend, and repeal laws.
- 1.
A governmental body with the power to make, amend and repeal laws.
立法机关；立法机构(有权制定、修改和废除法律的政府机构)。
- 2.
persons who make or amend or repeal laws
制定、修改或废除法律的人
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
In use
The legislature passed a law to protect the environment.
The governor asked the legislature to approve the new budget.
Many legislatures are made up of elected officials.
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.
立法机关负责制定法律。
state legislature
在美国，state legislature通常指州议会。
The state legislature passed a resolution.
Connections
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
- 选举产生的立法机构
- An elected legislature represents the will of the people.选举产生的立法机构代表人民的意愿。
Learner notes
Memory Tip
联想‘立法’（legis）和‘厅’（lature），‘立法厅’就是立法机关。
Context & Register
formal; legislative bodies, legal documents
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.
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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