Definition
上院(shàng yuàn)是立法机关两院制中的上议院,与下议院相对,常见于英国等国家的政治体制中。虽然你看到的拼音写为 shǎng,但实际标准读音为 shàng yuàn,本词条数据可能有误。上院通常有权审查和修改下议院通过的法案,其成员往往不由直接民选产生(如英国的贵族院)。
n
(名词)上议院,议会两院制中的较高一院
Examples
- 上院。Yīngguó shǎng yóu guìzú hé zhǔjiào zǔchéng.The UK's upper house is composed of nobles and bishops.
- 上院。shǎng zuìjìn tōngguò le yí xiàng zhòngyào fǎ'àn.The upper house recently passed an important bill.
- 上院。Zhège guójiā de shǎng quánlì bǐ xiàyuàn xiǎo.In this country, the upper house has less power than the lower house.
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