parliament
n 国会(parlia[=parley 会谈]+ment→会谈状态→国会)
释义2:
parliament
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◙ noun1. [Parliament] (in the UK) the highest legislature, consisting of the Sovereign, the House of Lords, and the House of Commons• (英国)议会;议会两院 »the Secretary of State will lay proposals before Parliament. 国务大臣将向议会提交建议。 »an Act of Parliament. 国会议案。 the members of this legislature for a particular period, especially between one dissolution and the next• (一届议会的)全体议员 »the act was passed by the last parliament of the reign. 这项法案是上届议会通过的。 a similar legislature in other nations and states• (英国以外其他国家的)议会,国会 »the Russian parliament. 俄国议会。【语源】
1. Middle English: from Old French parlement 'speaking', from the verb parler
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