council

汉语翻译

n. 会议, 委员会
【经】 委员会

词意辨析：

conference, congress, assembly, meeting, rally, council, session, convention, gathering

这些名词均含有“会，会议”之意。
conference: 正式用词，一般指大型会议，如政府工作会议、国际学术交流会议、各国之间的协商、会谈等。
congress: 指国会、议会、代表大会等机构，尤指经选举产生的国家立法机构的大会或由这些机构召开的大会，也可指专业人员代表大会。
assembly: 多指一个通常有许多人参加、计划好的，为某一特殊目的而召集的会议。
meeting: 普通用词，词义广泛。指一般性的会议，可用于任何场合。
rally: 指大规模的群众性政治集会。
council: 在国际上多指由各国代表参加的政治会议，或常设的政治机构。在国内、地方上，此词多指常设的政务领导机构，如市政委员会等。
session: 一般指议会等召开的正式会议。
convention: 侧重指某一政党或团体为某一特殊目的而召开的会议；也可指学术团体的年会。
gathering: 指两人以上的聚会或集会，强调非正式性。

英语解释：

名词 council:

1. a body serving in an administrative capacity
2. (Christianity) an assembly or theologians and bishops and other representative of different churches or dioceses that is convened to regulate matters of discipline or doctrine
3. a meeting of people for consultation

例句：

1. The council will not permit you to build here.
   委员会不会允许你们在这一带搞建筑。
2. The theatre is under the patronage of the Arts Council.
   那家剧院得到了艺术委员会的赞助。
3. We should submit our plans to the council for approval.
   我们应该向理事会提交计划以求批准。
4. They discussed the problem in council.
   他们在议会上讨论了这个问题。
5. The council have told us to cut down the trees.
   地方议会通知我们砍掉这些树。
6. The Council of Ministers is the real power in the EEC.
   部长理事会是欧洲经济共同体的真正权力机关。

详细解释：

coun.cil

n.（名词）


An assembly of persons called together for consultation, deliberation, or discussion.
会议：召集在一起进行咨询、评议和讨论的一群人
A body of people elected or appointed to serve in an administrative, legislative, or advisory capacity.
委员会，理事会：选出或委派的行使行政、司法和协商功能的群体
An assembly of church officials and theologians convened for regulating matters of doctrine and discipline.
会议、公会议：教会官员和神学研究者的集会，来规定宗教条例和原则等事务
The discussion or deliberation that takes place in such an assembly or body.
商议：在这种集会或群体中进行的讨论和评议
n.attributive.（定语名词）
Often used to modify another noun:
常用来修饰另一个名词：
例句：
a council chamber; the council table.
议事厅；议事桌


来源：
Middle English counceil
中古英语 counceil
from Old French concile
源自 古法语 concile
from Latin concilium * see kel…- 2
源自 拉丁语 concilium *参见 kel…- 2

Council, counsel, and consul are never interchangeable as such, though their meanings are related.Council and councilor refer principally to a deliberative assembly (such as a city council or student council), its work, and its membership. Counsel and counselor pertain chiefly to advice and guidance in general and to a person (such as a lawyer or camp counselor) who provides it.Consul denotes an officer in the foreign service of a country.
Council，counsel 和 consul 是不能互相代替的， 尽管他们的意义有联系。Council 和 councilor 主要指评议集会（例如市议会或学生会），及其工作和会籍。 Counsel 和 counselor 主要涉及大体上的建议和指导， 并涉及提供建议的人（如律师或军营参谋者）。Consul 指参与国家外事服务的官员