Word · CEFR B2 · Frequency #994
Parliament
议会；国会
核心释义
the group of people elected to make laws in a country; the legislative branch of government
- 1.
立法机构
In many countries, the legislative branch of government, a deliberative assembly or set of assemblies whose elected or appointed members meet to debate the major political issues of the day, make, amend, and repeal laws, authorize the executive branch of government to collect and spend money, and in some cases exercise judicial powers; a legislature.
- 2.
议会
a legislative assembly in certain countries
- 3.
特定一届议会
A particular assembly of the members of such a legislature, as convened for a specific purpose or period of time (commonly designated with an ordinal number – for example, first parliament or 12th parliament – or a descriptive adjective – for example, Long Parliament, Short Parliament and Rump Parliament).
- 4.
七喜纸牌游戏
a card game in which you play your sevens and other cards in sequence in the same suit as the sevens; you win if you are the first to use all your cards
- 5.
一群鸟(尤指白嘴鸦或猫头鹰)
A gathering of birds, especially rooks or owls.
一届议会；一届会期；鸟群；猫头鹰群；七喜牌戏；立法机构；议会
用法In use
The parliament debated the new tax proposal for hours.
用法提示：parliament在此句中指立法机构，作为讨论的主体。
Citizens can watch parliament sessions online.
用法提示：parliament指立法机构的会议活动。
Many countries have a parliament that makes laws.
用法提示：parliament作为法律制定机构，表示立法机关。
serve in parliament
She has served in parliament for over a decade.
她在议会任职已超过十年。
dissolve parliament
The prime minister decided to dissolve parliament and call an election.
相关词与表达Connections
搭配Collocations
- dissolve parliament
- 解散议会
- The prime minister decided to dissolve parliament early.首相决定提前解散议会。
- elect a parliament
- 选举议会
- The country will elect a new parliament next month.该国将于下月选举新议会。
- member of parliament
- 国会议员
- She has been a member of parliament for ten years.她担任国会议员已有十年。
- parliament building
- 议会大厦
- The parliament building is located in the capital city.议会大厦位于首都。
- session of parliament
学习提示Learner notes
记忆技巧Memory Tip
Parliament 拆解为 parley（讨论）+ ment，即讨论的场所——议会。
语境与语域Context & Register
正式，主要用于政治和法律语境。注意：多用于英国等国的议会制度。
语法说明Grammar Note
通常指特定国家的议会，可数；与定冠词连用表示特定议会。
发音与拼写Pronunciation & Spelling
These words share the common spelling suffix -ment but do not rhyme with 'parliament' because the stressed vowel differs significantly.
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
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.