lobby
英 ['l?b?]
美 ['lɑbi]
- n. 大廳；休息室；會客室；游說議員的團體
- vt. 對……進行游說
- vi. 游說議員
助記提示
諧音“嘮唄”——在門廊里嘮嗑
2. lodge => lobby.
3. leaf => lobby, lodge.
4. the underlying idea being of a sheltered place formed by or constructed from leafy branches.
5. 諧音“樓邊、樓壁”。
6. Hobby Lobby 好必來 ; 趣味堂 ; 好必來公司
中文詞源
lobby 大廳，前廳，游說來自拉丁語lobia,修道院的前廳，門廊，詞源同leaf,lodge.后詞義通用化，用來指大廳，前廳，以及政治術語游說。
英文詞源
- lobby
- lobby: see lodge
- lobby (n.)
- 1530s, "cloister, covered walk," from Medieval Latin laubia, lobia "covered walk in a monastery," from a Germanic source (compare Old High German louba "hall, roof;" see lodge (n.)). Meaning "large entrance hall in a public building" is from 1590s. Political sense of "those who seek to influence legislation" is attested by 1790s in American English, in reference to the custom of influence-seekers gathering in large entrance-halls outside legislative chambers.
- lobby (v.)
- "seek to influence legislation," 1826, American English, from lobby (n.). Related: Lobbied; lobbying.
雙語例句
- 1. The union has attacked the plan and threatened to lobby against it.
- 工會不但攻擊該計劃，而且還揚言要游說議員反對它。
來自柯林斯例句
- 2. Council tenants around the country are planning a mass lobby of Parliament.
- 全國各地的市政住房租戶正在計劃組建一個大的議會游說團。
來自柯林斯例句
- 3. 3,000 city officials descended on Capitol Hill to lobby for more money.
- 3,000名市政官員齊聚國會山，為籌集更多的款項進行游說。
來自柯林斯例句
- 4. The vote is seen as a defeat for the anti-abortion lobby.
- 這一投票結果被看作是反墮胎游說團體的一次失敗。
來自柯林斯例句
- 5. It must be terribly frustrating to lobby and get absolutely nowhere.
- 游說未取得一點結果，一定讓人非常沮喪。
來自柯林斯例句