| 单词 | senate |
| 释义 | senate['senit]n. 参议院, 立法机构, 评议会 senate sen.ate AHD: [sµn“¹t] D.J. [6sen!t]K.K. [6sWn!t]n.Abbr. sen.,Sen.（名词）缩写 sen.,Sen.1. An assembly or a council of citizens having the highest deliberative and legislative functions in a government, specifically:最高的立法机构：在政府中拥有最高审议和立法功能的公民的议会或理事会，特别指：2. Senate The upper house of the U.S. Congress, to which two members are elected from each state by popular vote for a six-year term.Senate 参议院：美国议会的上院，由每州通过公民投票选出两名任期六年的参议员组成3. Often Senate The upper house in the bicameral legislature of many states in the United States.常作 Senate 参议院：美国的一些州的两院制立法机关中的上院4. Senate The upper legislative house in Canada, France, and some other countries.Senate 参议院：加拿大，法国，和其它一些国家中的立法议院的上院5. The supreme council of state of the ancient Roman Republic and later of the Roman Empire.元老院：古罗马共和国以及后来的罗马帝国的国家最高评议会6. The building or hall in which such a council or assembly meets.参议院会议厅：这种议会或理事会召开会议的建筑物或会堂7. A governing, advisory, or disciplinary body of some colleges and universities composed of faculty members and sometimes student representatives.大学评议会：某些学院和大学中由全体教员及有学衔的行政人员，有时还有学生代表，组成的管理，顾问，或纪律机构语源:1. Middle English senat 中古英语 senat 2. from Old French 源自 古法语 3. from Latin sen³tus 源自 拉丁语 sen³tus 4. from senex sen- [old, an elder] * see sen- 源自 senex sen- [老的，一个老人] *参见 sen- |
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