senator
senator 英 [ˈsenətə(r)] 美 [ˈsɛnətɚ]
n. 参议员
名词复数:senators
- A senator is a person who works in the government. In the United States, senators are elected by voters to represent them in a state or federal senate.
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- n. 参议员
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1. Senator McCarthy
麦卡锡参议员
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2. She has served as a Democratic senator for North Carolina since 2009.
自 2009 年以来，她一直是北卡罗来纳州的民主党参议员。
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3. a senatorial candidate
参议员候选人
- senator (n.) c. 1200, "member of an (ancient) senate," from Old French senator (Modern French sénateur), from Latin senator "member of the senate," from senex "old; old man" (from PIE root *sen- "old"). An Old English word for one was folcwita. As "member of a (modern) governing body" from late 14c.; specifically in U.S. use from 1788. Fem. form senatress attested from 1731. The Senators was the name of the professional baseball team in Washington, D.C., from 1891 to 1971.
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