Word · Frequency #13158
ombudsmen
调查官；调查专员；监察专员
ombudsmen is the plural of ombudsman.
an official appointed by a government to investigate complaints made by private citizens against the government
- 1.
An appointed official whose duty is to investigate complaints, generally on behalf of individuals such as consumers or taxpayers, against institutions such as companies and government departments.
受任命的官员,负责调查投诉,通常代表消费者或纳税人等个人,针对公司、政府部门等机构。
- 2.
A designated internal mediator in an organization whose duty is to assist members with conflict resolution and other problems and to serve as an independent consultant to recommend changes to policies or procedures to improve organization effectiveness, efficiency, and humaneness.
组织内指定的内部调解员,负责协助成员解决冲突及其他问题,并作为独立顾问建议改进政策或程序,以提高组织的效力、效率和人性化。
受任命的官员,负责调查投诉,通常代表消费者或纳税人等个人,针对公司、政府部门等机构。；组织内指定的内部调解员,负责协助成员解决冲突及其他问题,并作为独立顾问建议改进政策或程序,以提高组织的效力、效率和人性化。；(专查官员舞弊的)调查官；[法] 调查专员；监察专员；司法专员
In use
If you have a complaint about the local council, you can contact the ombudsman.
The ombudsman's report criticized how the agency handled the case.
Citizens can ask the ombudsman to investigate unfair treatment by public services.
complain to the ombudsman
与 the 连用，指特定机构中负责处理投诉的官员。
You can complain to the ombudsman if you are unhappy with the service.
如果你对服务不满意，可以向监察专员投诉。
the ombudsman investigates [complaints]
The ombudsman investigates complaints against public bodies.
监察专员负责调查针对公共机构的投诉。
ombudsman for [area]
Connections
Collocations
- ombudsman service
- 申诉专员服务
- She complained to the ombudsman service about her bank's decision.她就银行的决定向申诉专员服务处投诉。
- ombudsman's report
- 监察专员报告
- The ombudsman's report criticized the department's handling of the case.监察专员报告批评了该部门对此案的处理方式。
- ombudsman investigation
- 监察专员调查
- The government ordered an ombudsman investigation into the allegations.政府下令对相关指控进行监察专员调查。
- complaint to the ombudsman
- 向监察专员提出的投诉
- Anyone can file a complaint to the ombudsman.任何人都可以向监察专员提出投诉。
- ombudsman's decision
- 监察专员的裁决
- They accepted the ombudsman's decision without further appeal.他们接受了监察专员的裁决，没有进一步上诉。
Learner notes
Memory Tip
ombudsman 里的 bud 联想到 buddy（朋友）：他是帮老百姓投诉官员的‘朋友’。
Context & Register
语域：formal 常见场景：government administration、news reporting、formal complaints ombudsman 通常用于正式语境，多见于政府公告、新闻报道和法律文件；日常口语较少使用，一般指负责调查公众投诉的官员。
Grammar Note
复数形式为 ombudsmen。
Pronunciation & Spelling
与 man、snowman、superman 结尾同音 /mæn/；注意 woman、human、German 虽以 -man 结尾，但读作 /mən/，与 ombudsman 的 /mæn/ 不同。
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 1，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
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