council
英 ['kaʊns(ə)l; -sɪl]
美['kaʊnsl]
- 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
词态变化
复数: councils;
助记提示
1. con- "together" + calare "call" (see claim) => concile "group of people, meeting, assembly" => cuncile => council.
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。
英英释意
- 1. a body serving in an administrative capacity;
- "student council"
- 2. (Christianity) an assembly or theologians and bishops and other representative of different churches or dioceses that is convened to regulate matters of discipline or doctrine
- 3. a meeting of people for consultation;
- "emergency council"
英文词源
- 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.
同义词辨析
conference, congress, assembly, meeting, rally, council, session, convention, gathering
这些名词均含有"会，会议"之意。
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。
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。
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。
rally： 指大规模的群众性政治集会。
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。
session： 一般指议会等召开的正式会议。
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。
gathering： 指两人以上的聚会或集会，强调非正式性。
考试真题
- State arts councils help sponsor local arts and crafts festivals which draw crowds of tourist consumers.
出自-2016年12月听力原文
- A woman encouraged to try knitting and crocheting after developing an autoimmune disease that caused a lot of hand pain reported on the Craft Yam Council site that her hands are now less stiff and painful.
2017年12月四级真题（第三套）阅读 Section B
- Last April, the council created a Stitch Away Stress campaign in honor of National Stress Awareness Month.
2017年12月四级真题（第三套）阅读 Section B
- Philadelphia's new measure was approved by a 13 to 4 city council vote.
2019年12月四级真题（第一套）阅读 Section C
- since the 1990s, the council has surveyed hundreds of thousands of knitters and crocheters, who routinely list stress relief and creative fulfillment as the activities' main benefits.
2017年12月四级真题（第三套）阅读 Section B
- The Craft Yarn Council reports that a third of women ages 25-35 now knit or crochet.
2017年12月四级真题（第三套）阅读 Section B
- While the city council vote was met with applause inside the council room, opponents to the measure, including soda lobbyists made sharp criticisms and a promise to challenge the tax in court.
2019年12月四级真题（第一套）阅读 Section C
- David Mallen, associate director of the Council of Better Business Bureau, said in the last two years the organization had seen an increase in the number of claims companies were bringing against each other for false or misleading environmental product claims.
出自-2016年6月阅读原文
- When you see things like Ford moving new production from Mexico to Detroit, instead of the other way around, you know things are changing," says Gene Sperling, director of the National Economic Council.
出自-2013年6月阅读原文
- Comparing 1929 with 2007-09, Christina Romer, the head of President Obama's Council of Economic Advisers, finds the initial blow to confidence far greater now than then
出自-2013年6月阅读原文
- David Mallen, associate director of the Council of Better Business Bureau, said in the last two years the organization had seen an increase in the number of claims companies were bringing against each other for false or misleading environmental product cl
2016年6月六级真题（第一套）阅读 Section C
- Labour likewise wants to discontinue local planning where councils oppose development.
出自-2016年考研阅读原文
- In 1924 America's National Research Council sent two engineers to supervise a series of experiments at a telephone parts factory called the Hawthorne Plant near Chicago.
2010年考研真题（英语一）完形填空 Section Ⅰ
- Now he's living in a council flat and fielding offers from literary agents.
2013年考研真题（英语二）阅读理解 Section Ⅱ
- Seven months and one election day later, a new conservative city council suspended enforcement of the clean air zone, a first step toward its possible demise.
2020年考研真题（英语二）阅读理解 Section Ⅱ
实用场景例句
- a city/county/borough/district council
- 市 / 郡 / 自治市 / 区政务委员会
牛津词典
- She's on the local council.
- 她是地方议会的议员。
牛津词典
- a council member/meeting
- 政务委员会委员 / 会议
牛津词典
- council workers/services
- 市政工作人员 / 部门
牛津词典
- the Medical Research Council
- 医学研究会
牛津词典
- In Britain, the Arts Council gives grants to theatres.
- 英国的艺术委员会向剧院提供资金。
牛津词典
- The King held a council at Nottingham from 14 to 19 October 1330.
- 国王于1330年10月14日至19日在诺丁汉召集协商会议。
牛津词典
- The president also meets ministers at inter-ministerial councils held at the Elysée Palace.
- 总统还在爱丽舍宫接见了参加部长级会议的各部长。
柯林斯高阶英语词典
- 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。
柯林斯高阶英语词典
- ...the Bundesbank's central council.
- 德意志联邦银行的中央委员会
柯林斯高阶英语词典
- There is a shortage of council housing...
- 廉租公房房源不足。
柯林斯高阶英语词典
- Council tenants around the country are planning a mass lobby of Parliament.
- 全国各地的市政住房租户正在计划组建一个大的议会游说团。
柯林斯高阶英语词典
- ...the National Council for Civil Liberties.
- 全国公民自由委员会
柯林斯高阶英语词典
- ...the Arts Council.
- 艺术委员会
柯林斯高阶英语词典
- The permanent council of the Organization of American States meets today here in Washington.
- 美洲国家组织的常务委员们今天在华盛顿这里会面。
柯林斯高阶英语词典
- ...Cheshire County Council...
- 柴郡政务委员会
柯林斯高阶英语词典
- The city council has voted almost unanimously in favour.
- 市政委员会几乎一致投票表示赞同。
柯林斯高阶英语词典
- Get me confirmation on the first available flight.
- 替我确定最优先的班机.
期刊摘选
- The two women have been elected to the council.
- 有两位妇女被选入理事会.
《简明英汉词典》
- The council was often accused of extremism.
- 人们常抨击该委员会的极端主义.
《简明英汉词典》
- The council are pleased with the results of bringing ordinary citizens in on local library planning.
- 议会对请普通公民帮助设计地方图书馆的结果感到满意.
《简明英汉词典》
- Everyone signed the petition to the County Council for a new school in our village.
- 大家在致县委会的请愿书上签了名,要求在我们村里办一所新学校.
《简明英汉词典》
- The city council has declared for improving the public bus system.
- 市议会宣布同意改进公共汽车系统.
《简明英汉词典》
- The U.S. President is the Chairman of the National Security Council.
- 美国总统是国家安全委员会主席.
《现代汉英综合大词典》
- The town council decided to pave the square before the Hall.
- 市议会决定把市政厅前的广场铺上石板.
《简明英汉词典》
- The local council is responsible for the upkeep of roads.
- 地方理事会负责道路的保养.
《简明英汉词典》