congressman的意思

congressman

英式音标['kɑŋgrəsmən]

基本解释

n. 国会议员；众议院议员

英文词源

congressman (n.): 1780, in reference to members of U.S. Congress, and it first appears in a piece of abuse (written by a Loyalist):
Ye coxcomb Congressmen, declaimers keen,
Brisk puppets of the Philadelphia scene ...
Congresswoman attested from 1918 (Jeannette Rankin (1880-1973) was the first).

实用例句

1. Congressman Tom Downey is a Democrat from New York.: 国会议员汤姆·唐尼是来自纽约州的一名民主党人。

2. We must, each of us, prevail upon our congressman to act.: 我们每一个人都必须说服我们各自的国会议员采取行动。

3. The congressman was accused of a breach of secrecy rules.: 这位议员被控违反了保密规定。

4. A serious fall incapacitated the 68-year-old congressman.: 一次严重跌伤使这位68岁的国会议员丧失了行动能力。

5. The congressman is meditating a reply to his critics.: 这位国会议员正在考虑给他的批评者一个答复.

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