administration
英 [ədmɪnɪ'streɪʃ(ə)n]
美 [əd,mɪnɪ'streʃən]
英文词源
- administration (n.)
- mid-14c., "act of giving or dispensing;" late 14c., "management, act of administering," from Latin administrationem (nominative administratio) "aid, help, cooperation; direction, management," noun of action from past participle stem of administrare (see administer).
Early 15c. as "management of a deceased person's estate." Meaning "the government" is attested from 1731 in British usage. Meaning "a U.S. president's period in office" is first recorded 1796 in writings of George Washington.
双语例句
- 1. The administration has now endorsed the bill and can't turn back.
- 政府部门如今已经签署了那项法案，没有挽回的余地。
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- 2. His increasing alignment with the Reagan administration nearly cost him re-election.
- 与里根政府日益紧密的关系差点让他失去了连任的机会。
来自柯林斯例句
- 3. His administration has earned low marks for its economic policies.
- 他的班子在经济政策上所获评价很低。
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- 4. The administration is in the process of drawing up a peace plan.
- 政府正在起草和平计划。
来自柯林斯例句
- 5. I know the administration was very torn on this subject.
- 我知道政府在这个问题上犹豫不决，不知该何去何从。
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