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backbencher是什麽意思

backbencher

英 [bæk'bentʃə(r)] 美 [,bæk'bɛntʃɚ]
  • n. 後座議員;普通議員

英文詞源


backbencher (n.)
1874 in the House of Commons sense, from back (adj.) + bench (n.); occupants of the rear seats being the least-prominent politicians.

雙語例句


1. "This tax is a disaster waiting to happen," said an angry Tory backbencher.
“這項稅收將為日後埋下禍根,”一位憤怒的保守黨後座議員說道。

來自柯林斯例句

2. The prime minister give in to pressure from the backbencher.
首相向來自後排座議員壓力讓步.

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3. When still a backbencher, he already distinguished himself in the Commons andas a bright young man.
當他還是後座議員時,這位聰明的年輕人已經在下議院中脫穎而出.他在自傳中講到, 沒有勤奮就不可能有聰明.

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