parliament

汉语翻译

n. 国会, 议会
【法】 会议, 国会, 议院

词意辨析：

parliament, congress

这两个名词均可表示“国会、议会”之意。
parliament: 指英国或加拿大等国的议会，通常用大写形式。
congress: 指美国等国的国会，也可指代表大会。

英语解释：

名词 parliament:

1. a legislative assembly in certain countries
2. a card game in which you play your sevens and other cards in sequence in the same suit as the sevens; you win if you are the first to use all your cards
   同义词：fantan, sevens

例句：

1. Parliament won't be in session again until after Christmas.
   国会将等到圣诞节后才再进入会期。
2. Parliament will debate the nationalization issue next week.
   议会将在下周辩论国有化议题。
3. The Parliament decided to impeach the President.
   国会决定弹劾总统。
4. He lost his seat in the Parliament at the election.
   他在选举中失去了议会中的席位。
5. The President announced the dissolution of Parliament.
   总统宣布了议会解散。
6. Parliament has passed an Act forbidding the killing of rare animals.
   国会通过了一项法令，禁止捕杀珍稀动物。
7. The Conservative Party won 230 seats in Parliament.
   保守党在议会获得了230 个席位。

详细解释：

par.lia.ment

n.Abbr. parl.,Parl.（名词）缩写 parl.,Parl.
A national representative body having supreme legislative powers within the state.
议会，国会：一种在国内具有最高立法权力的全国性的代表机构
Parliament The national legislature of various countries, especially that of the United Kingdom, made up of the House of Lords and the House of Commons.
Parliament 议会两院：尤指英国由上议院和下议院构成的国家立法机关

来源：
Middle English [a meeting about national concerns]
中古英语 [有关国家事务的会议]
from Old French parlement
源自 古法语 parlement
from parler [to talk] * see parley
源自 parler [谈话，谈论] *参见 parley