congressman
美 ['kɑŋgrəsmən]
英文詞源
- congressman (n.)
- 1780, in reference to members of U.S. Congress, and it first appears in a piece of abuse (written by a Loyalist):
Ye coxcomb Congressmen, declaimers keen,
Brisk puppets of the Philadelphia scene ...
Congresswoman attested from 1918 (Jeannette Rankin (1880-1973) was the first).
雙語例句
- 1. Congressman Tom Downey is a Democrat from New York.
- 國會議員湯姆·唐尼是來自紐約州的一名民主黨人。
來自柯林斯例句
- 2. We must, each of us, prevail upon our congressman to act.
- 我們每一個人都必須說服我們各自的國會議員采取行動。
來自柯林斯例句
- 3. The congressman was accused of a breach of secrecy rules.
- 這位議員被控違反了保密規定。
來自柯林斯例句
- 4. A serious fall incapacitated the 68-year-old congressman.
- 一次嚴重跌傷使這位68歲的國會議員喪失了行動能力。
來自柯林斯例句
- 5. The congressman is meditating a reply to his critics.
- 這位國會議員正在考慮給他的批評者一個答複.
來自《簡明英漢詞典》