Legislative council
英国议会上院
🧩 词语组成解析
legislative
[['ledʒislətiv]]
n. 立法机构\\na. 立法的, 有立法权的
council
['kaʊnsl]
n. 委员会;（郡、镇等）政务会;（尤指旧时讨论特定步骤的）协商会议;市政（或地方管理）服务机构;
coun(com-=together)+cil(to summer)→会议
🗣️ 情景例句
I'll tell you the time and date of the next TOPS meeting.
我要告诉你 TOPS下次聚会的时间。
An oak is not felled at one stroke.
万事不能一蹴而就。
but when she got out at her own floor, both were forgotten in her sudden discovery that her front door was open.
但她到自己的楼层走出电梯后，就把这两件事忘了个干净，因为她突然发现她家的大门开着。