上议院 (shàng yì yuàn) — upper house; Senate
Definizione
The upper chamber of a bicameral legislature, contrasted with 下议院 (lower house). In the U.S. context it is the Senate; in the U.K. it is the House of Lords.
noun
upper houseSenate
Esempi
- 上议院。Zhè ge guó jiā de shàng yì yuàn yóu xuǎn jǔ chǎn shēng.The upper house of this country is elected.
- 上议院。shàng yì yuàn De yì yuán rèn qī liù nián.Senators in the upper house serve six-year terms.
- 上议院。Tā céng jīng zài shàng yì yuàn gōng zuò guò.He once worked in the upper house.
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