legislature

IPA/ˈledʒɪslətʃə(r)/
KK[lˈɛdʒəslˌetʃɚ]IPA/ˈledʒɪsleɪtʃər/

legislature — 名詞

  • legislaturesingular
  • legislaturesplural

1. a formal institution — usually made up of elected representatives — that has the

1.名詞B2
釋義

立法機構

有權制定、修改法律的政府機關

a formal institution — usually made up of elected representatives — that has the authority to create, amend, or remove laws for a country, state, or region.

例句

The state legislature voted to increase funding for public schools this year.

州立法機構今年投票通過增加公立學校的經費。

collocation: state legislature (regional body)

Tariq's father was elected to the national legislature after twenty years of community work.

Tariq 的父親在從事二十年社區工作後，當選進入國家立法機構。

常見搭配
  • the legislature passed / approved / rejected [a bill]
  • the legislature voted to [do something]
  • the legislature debated [an issue]
  • serve in the legislature
  • members of the legislature
同義詞
  • parliament

    Commonly used in countries with a Westminster-style system (UK, India, Australia); usually refers to the national law-making body.

  • congress

    Used in the United States and some Latin American countries; typically a bicameral national body.

  • assembly

    Often used for state or provincial law-making bodies (e.g. California State Assembly); can also refer to a single-chamber national body.

  • council

    Usually refers to a smaller or more local body, such as a city council, rather than a national or state legislature.

文法句型

the + legislature

legislature + singular/plural verb

用法筆記

Frequently used with a definite article ("the legislature"). In federal systems, distinguish between "the national / federal legislature" and "a state / provincial legislature." The actual name varies by country: Parliament (UK, India, Canada), Congress (USA, Brazil), National Assembly (France, Kenya), or Legislative Yuan (Taiwan).

常見錯誤

The new legislature bans smoking in public places.
The new legislation bans smoking in public places.
'legislature' is the institution that makes laws; 'legislation' refers to the laws themselves.
The legislator passed a law on education reform.
The legislature passed a law on education reform.
'legislator' is an individual member; 'legislature' is the whole group.

同根字

常見搭配

名詞搭配

  • state legislature
  • national legislature
  • federal legislature
  • member of the legislature
  • session of the legislature

常用片語

  • the legislature passed a law
  • the legislature voted on
  • serve in the legislature
  • the legislature approved
  • the legislature rejected

介系詞搭配

  • in the legislature
  • to the legislature
  • by the legislature
  • through the legislature
  • before the legislature