omnibus
omnibus 英 ['ɒmnɪbəs] 美 ['ɑmnɪbəs]
n. 公共汽车；精选集；文集 adj. 综合性的；总括的；（包括）多项的
名词复数:omnibuss
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- n. 公共汽车；精选集；文集
- adj. 综合性的；总括的；（包括）多项的
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1. Those threatened by the new competition could bring omnibus bills before the Congress but could not secure their passage.
那些被新的竞争威胁的人们可以先于国会带来混合议案，但是不能保证通过。
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2. Except they weren’t called busses, instead they were called “vehicle for all” which in French was voiture omnibus. In Latin omnis means “all.”
除了它们的名称不叫做公交车，叫“所有人的交通工具”，法语叫“voiture omnibus”.拉丁语中omnis意思是“所有的”
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3. The threat to world trade comes from the omnibus Trade and Competitiveness Act of 1988.
这一对世界贸易的威胁源自于《1988年综合贸易及竞争法》。
- omnibus (n.) 1829, "four-wheeled public vehicle with seats for passengers," from French (voiture) omnibus "(carriage) for all, common (conveyance)," from Latin omnibus "for all," dative plural of omnis "all" (see omni-). Introduced by Jacques Lafitte in Paris in 1819 or '20, in London from 1829. In reference to legislation, the word is recorded from 1842. Meaning "man or boy who assists a waiter at a restaurant" is attested from 1888 (compare busboy). As an adjective in English from 1842.
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