senate

英 ['sen?t] 美['s?n?t]

CET4考研CET6中高頻詞常用詞匯

復數:?senates;

senate 古羅馬元老院，參議院

來自拉丁語 senatus,古羅馬元老會，來自 senex,老人，長者，詞源同 senior.后借用該詞指參議院。

senate: senate: [13] The Roman senate was etymologically an assembly of ‘elders’. Latin senātus was a derivative of senex ‘old’, which has also given English senile, senior, sir, etc. English acquired the word via Old French senat. Senator [13] comes from the Latin derivative senātor.
=> senile, senior, sir
senate (n.): c. 1200, "legal and administrative body of ancient Rome," from Old French senat or Latin senatus "highest council of the state in ancient Rome," literally "council of elders," from senex (genitive senis) "old man, old" (see senile). Attested from late 14c. in reference to governing bodies of free cities in Europe; of national governing bodies from 1550s; specific sense of upper house of U.S. legislature is recorded from 1775.

2. The new bill would remove student representation from the university Senate.: 新議案將取消大學評議會中的學生代表。

3. Senator Sam Nunn reigns supreme over the Senate Armed Services Committee.: 薩姆·納恩參議員主導著參議院軍事委員會。

4. He was appointed government leader in the senate, and minister without portfolio.: 他被任命為政府駐參議院領袖，政務委員。

5. Some members of the House and Senate worked all day yesterday.: 一些眾議員和參議員昨天工作了整整一天。