senate

英 ['senɪt] 美['sɛnət]

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复数: senates;

senate 古罗马元老院，参议院

来自拉丁语 senatus,古罗马元老会，来自 senex,老人，长者，词源同 senior.后借用该词指参议院。

senate: senate: [13] The Roman senate was etymologically an assembly of ‘elders’. Latin senātus was a derivative of senex ‘old’, which has also given English senile, senior, sir, etc. English acquired the word via Old French senat. Senator [13] comes from the Latin derivative senātor.
=> senile, senior, sir
senate (n.): c. 1200, "legal and administrative body of ancient Rome," from Old French senat or Latin senatus "highest council of the state in ancient Rome," literally "council of elders," from senex (genitive senis) "old man, old" (see senile). Attested from late 14c. in reference to governing bodies of free cities in Europe; of national governing bodies from 1550s; specific sense of upper house of U.S. legislature is recorded from 1775.

2. The new bill would remove student representation from the university Senate.: 新议案将取消大学评议会中的学生代表。

3. Senator Sam Nunn reigns supreme over the Senate Armed Services Committee.: 萨姆·纳恩参议员主导着参议院军事委员会。

4. He was appointed government leader in the senate, and minister without portfolio.: 他被任命为政府驻参议院领袖，政务委员。

5. Some members of the House and Senate worked all day yesterday.: 一些众议员和参议员昨天工作了整整一天。