council
音标发音
- 英式音标 ['kaʊns(ə)l; -sɪl'kaʊnsl]
- 美式音标 [ˈkaʊn.səl]
- 国际音标 ['kaunsəl]
- 英式发音
- 美式发音
基本解释
- n. 委员会;会议;理事会;地方议会;顾问班子
- n. (Council)人名;(英)康斯尔
词源解说
- 12世纪初期进入英语,直接源自盎格鲁法语的cuncile;最初源自古典拉丁语的concilium:com (一起) + calare (叫唤),意为一起叫唤,一起说话。
词根记忆
- SecurityCouncil联合国安理会
同根派生
- n性质的同根词
- counselor:顾问;法律顾问;参事(等于counsellor)。
- counsellor:顾问;参赞;辅导员(等于counselor);律师;法律顾问。
- councillor:议员;顾问;参赞(等于councilor)。
用法辨析
- council用作主语时,是可数集合名词,指一批人或事物,有单数形式。用于单数形式且在句中作主语时,谓语可用单复数形式。
- council,counsel,councillor同counsellor的比较:一般来说来,每个议会或会议都会有council(理事会,委员会),而这个理事会或委员会的每一位会员是councillor。抽象意义上的“咨询,建议,秘密”等属于counsel,而这个给建议给咨询信息的人即counsellor。有时候,counsellor同时也是councillor。
n. (名词)
词组短语
- assemble 〔convene〕 a council 召集会议
- call a council 召开理事会
- dissolve 〔elect〕 a council 解散〔选举〕议会
- hold a council 举行会议
- preside over a council 主持政务会
- advisory 〔executive, municipal〕 council 顾问〔执行,市政〕委员会
用作名词 (n.)
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英英字典
- a group of people elected or chosen to make decisions or give advice on a particular subject, to represent a particular group of people, or to run a particular organization
- A council is a group of people who are elected to govern a local area such as a city.
- Council is used in the names of some organizations.
- In some organizations, the council is the group of people that controls or governs it.
- A council is a specially organized, formal meeting that is attended by a particular group of people.
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专业释义
- 行业协会
As a national industry association in power industry, the China Electricity Council is one of important parts in a diverse system of governance. What plays a vital role in serving members, industry as well as government.
中电联作为电力行业全国性的行业协会,是电力行业多元治理体系中的重要主体之一,在服务会员、服务行业、服务政府方面发挥着重要的作用。 - 委员会
- 幕府
The council of Yuan Shikai is the representative of this new system.
这一种新型的幕府,袁世凯幕府便是其中代表之一。计算机科学技术
- 理事会
- 理事会
- 委员会