government
英 ['gʌv(ə)n,m(ə)nt; 'gʌvəm(ə)nt]
美 ['ɡʌvɚnmənt]
中文詞源
government 政府來自govern, 管理。
英文詞源
- government (n.)
- late 14c., "act of governing or ruling;" 1550s, "system by which a thing is governed" (especially a state), from Old French governement "control, direction, administration" (Modern French gouvernement), from governer "to govern" (see govern). Meaning "governing power" in a given place is from 1702. Compare governance.
雙語例句
- 1. He admitted that the government was in "a dreadful hole".
- 他承認政府目前“處境極為尷尬”。
來自柯林斯例句
- 2. The enquiry dug deeper into the alleged financial misdeeds of his government.
- 這一調查對其政府涉嫌的財政違規行為展開了進一步深究。
來自柯林斯例句
- 3. "Telmex" was bought off the government by a group of investors.
- 一批投資商從政府手中買下墨西哥電信公司。
來自柯林斯例句
- 4. The federal government hiked the tax on hard liquor.
- 聯邦政府提高了烈性酒的稅率。
來自柯林斯例句
- 5. The government wilted in the face of such powerful pressure.
- 政府麵對如此大的壓力，失去了信心。
來自柯林斯例句