council

英 [ˈkaʊn.səl] 美 [ˈkaʊn.səl]
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  • 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
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记忆方法

1. con- "together" + calare "call" (see claim) => concile "group of people, meeting, assembly" => cuncile => council.
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词族 · council

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词形变化

中文词源

council 市政委员会

coun-,同con-,强调。-cil, 召唤,召集,词源同call,conciliate. 即召集过来开会。

英语词源

council
council: [12] Etymologically, a council is a body that has been ‘called together’ or ‘summoned’. Latin concilium meant ‘assembly, meeting’; it was formed from the prefix com- ‘together’ and calāre ‘call, summon’. It passed into English via Anglo-Norman cuncile. It has no direct etymological connection with counsel, but the two are so similar that their meanings have tended to merge at various points down the centuries. Latin concilium also formed the basis of the verb conciliāre, which originally meant ‘bring together, unite’. Its metaphorical sense ‘make more friendly, win over’ is preserved in English conciliate [16].
=> conciliate
council (n.)
early 12c., from Anglo-French cuncile, from Old North French concilie (Old French concile, 12c.) "assembly; council meeting; body of counsellors," from Latin concilium "group of people, meeting," from com- "together" (see com-) + calare "to call" (see claim (v.)). Tendency to confuse it in form and meaning with counsel has been consistent since 16c.

权威例句

1. The council recently drew fire for its intervention in the dispute.
委员会最近因为介入该起争端而遭到批评。
2. Today's Security Council resolution will be a significant success for American diplomacy.
今天的安理会决议对于美国外交而言是一次重大的成功。
3. The District Council made a weekly collection of refuse.
区政务委员会每周收取一次垃圾。
4. President Najibullah said he would call a grand council of all Afghans.
纳吉布拉总统称他将召开阿富汗全民大会。
5. Independent candidates won the majority of seats on the local council.
无党派候选人在地方议会选举中赢得了多数席位。

词语辨析

【rally, congress, session, assembly, meeting, gathering, convention, conference, council】
这组词都有“会,会议”的意思,其区别是:
rally: 指大规模的群众性政治集会。
congress: 指国会、议会、代表大会等机构,尤指经选举产生的国家立法机构的大会或由这些机构召开的大会,也可指专业人员代表大会。
session: 一般指议会等召开的正式会议。
assembly: 多指一个通常有许多人参加、计划好的,为某一特殊目的而召集的会议。
meeting: 普通用词,词义广泛。指一般性的会议,可用于任何场合。
gathering: 指两人以上的聚会或集会,强调非正式性。
convention: 侧重指某一政党或团体为某一特殊目的而召开的会议;也可指学术团体的年会。
conference: 正式用词,一般指大型会议,如政府工作会议、国际学术交流会议、各国之间的协商、会谈等。
council: 在国际上多指由各国代表参加的政治会议,或常设的政治机构。在国内、地方上,此词多指常设的政务领导机构,如市政委员会等。

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