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。
来自柯林斯例句
- 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。
来自柯林斯例句
- 3. The congressman was accused of a breach of secrecy rules.
- 这位议员被控违反了保密规定。
来自柯林斯例句
- 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。
来自柯林斯例句
- 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.
来自《简明英汉词典》