Session
['seʃ(ə)n] or ['sɛʃən]
解釋/意思:
(noun.) a meeting devoted to a particular activity; 'a filming session'; 'a gossip session'.
(noun.) a meeting for execution of a group's functions; 'it was the opening session of the legislature'.
校對:米里亚姆--From WordNet
解釋/意思:
(n.) The act of sitting, or the state of being seated.
(n.) The actual sitting of a court, council, legislature, etc., or the actual assembly of the members of such a body, for the transaction of business.
(n.) Hence, also, the time, period, or term during which a court, council, legislature, etc., meets daily for business; or, the space of time between the first meeting and the prorogation or adjournment; thus, a session of Parliaments is opened with a speech from the throne, and closed by prorogation. The session of a judicial court is called a term.
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同義詞及近義詞：
n. Sitting (of a court, of a legislature, &c.).
整理:怀亚特
解釋/意思:
n. the sitting of a court or public body: the time it sits: the period of time between the meeting and prorogation of Parliament: the act of sitting esp. the enthronement of Christ at the right hand of God the Father: (Scot.) the lowest Presbyterian church court the kirk-session.—adj. Ses′sional pertaining or belonging to a session or sessions.—n. Ses′sion-clerk the official who officially records the transactions of a kirk-session.—Court of Session the supreme civil court of Scotland.
手打:莫林
例句/造句/用法:
- Not a word had been spoken during the present session on any of these topics. 瑪麗·雪萊. 最後一個人.
- Near the close of the short session of Congress of 1844-5, the bill for the annexation of Texas to the United States was passed. 尤利西斯·格蘭特. U．S．格蘭特的個人回憶錄.
- I can listen at the end of the session, not a moment before. 威爾基·柯林斯. 月亮寶石.
- It is true that the debates of both Houses of Parliament the whole session through, uniformly tended to the protracted deliberation, How not to do it. 查理斯·狄更斯. 小杜麗.
- In the session of 1804 the Legislature rescinded its latest act in regard to the gin, and testified to its high opinion of Whitney. 魯伯特·薩金特·荷蘭. 歷史性發明.
- Early in the session of the Congress which met in December, 1839, a bill was discussed abolishing the Military Academy. 尤利西斯·格蘭特. U．S．格蘭特的個人回憶錄.
- Upon the firing on Sumter President Lincoln issued his first call for troops and soon after a proclamation convening Congress in extra session. 尤利西斯·格蘭特. U．S．格蘭特的個人回憶錄.
- Mentioning Colonel Onslow reminds me of something that passed at the beginning of this session in the house between him and Mr. Grenville. 本傑明·佛蘭克林. 佛蘭克林自傳.
- The legislature was in session at the time, however, and came to his relief. 尤利西斯·格蘭特. U．S．格蘭特的個人回憶錄.
- He remained until the session closed, and yours was the last bill but one acted upon, and it was passed just five minutes before the adjournment. 魯伯特·薩金特·荷蘭. 歷史性發明.
- Yes; tell him at the end of the session. 威爾基·柯林斯. 月亮寶石.
- He was in London, if not for the Parliament session, at least in May, for the religious meetings. 威廉·梅克比斯·薩克雷. 名利場.
- A part, though indeed but a small part of the salary of the judges of the court of session in Scotland, arises from the interest of a sum of money. 亞當·斯密. 國富論.
- In the early evening of the last day of the session there were one hundred and nineteen bills to come to vote before his, and it seemed impossible that it should be taken up. 魯伯特·薩金特·荷蘭. 歷史性發明.
- The first session of Congress held there was in 1800, while the building was still incomplete. Edward W. Byrn. 十九世紀發明進展.
- I read in th' papers every 'Sizes, every Sessions—and you read too—I know it! 查理斯·狄更斯. 艱難時事.
- He was committed to take his trial at the next Sessions, which would come on in a month. 查理斯·狄更斯. 遠大前程.
- How should he, Nupkins, meet the eye of old Porkenham at the next quarter-sessions! 查理斯·狄更斯. 匹克威克外傳.
- He wore a black frock-coat and grey suede gloves, which he never removed during these sessions. 赫伯特·喬治·威爾斯. 世界史綱.
- How will you like going to Sessions with everybody looking shy on you, and you with a bad conscience and an empty pocket? 喬治·艾略特. 米德爾馬契.
- When the Sessions came round, Mr. Jaggers caused an application to be made for the postponement of his trial until the following Sessions. 查理斯·狄更斯. 遠大前程.
整理:温弗雷德