government
英 ['gʌv(ə)n,m(ə)nt; 'gʌvəm(ə)nt]
美 ['ɡʌvɚnmənt]
中文词源
government 政府来自govern, 管理。
英文词源
- government (n.)
- late 14c., "act of governing or ruling;" 1550s, "system by which a thing is governed" (especially a state), from Old French governement "control, direction, administration" (Modern French gouvernement), from governer "to govern" (see govern). Meaning "governing power" in a given place is from 1702. Compare governance.
双语例句
- 1. He admitted that the government was in "a dreadful hole".
- 他承认政府目前“处境极为尴尬”。
来自柯林斯例句
- 2. The enquiry dug deeper into the alleged financial misdeeds of his government.
- 这一调查对其政府涉嫌的财政违规行为展开了进一步深究。
来自柯林斯例句
- 3. "Telmex" was bought off the government by a group of investors.
- 一批投资商从政府手中买下墨西哥电信公司。
来自柯林斯例句
- 4. The federal government hiked the tax on hard liquor.
- 联邦政府提高了烈性酒的税率。
来自柯林斯例句
- 5. The government wilted in the face of such powerful pressure.
- 政府面对如此大的压力，失去了信心。
来自柯林斯例句