politician ♦︎ MP ♦︎ senator ♦︎ Congressman/Congresswoman ♦︎ Representative ♦︎ lawmaker ♦︎ legislator ♦︎ Member of Parliament ♦︎ statesmanThese are all words for a person whose job is concerned with politics.这些词均表示从政者。PATTERNS AND COLLOCATIONS 句型和搭配◆the MP / Member of Parliament for an area◆the senator / Congressman / Representative from an area◆a great politician / senator / legislator / statesman◆a leading politician / senator / lawmaker / statesman◆an influential politician / senator / Congressman / lawmaker◆a local politician / MP / Congressman / lawmaker / Member of Parliament◆a state senator / Representative / lawmaker / legislator◆a Conservative / Labour, etc. politician / MP / Member of Parliament◆a Republican / Democratic, etc. senator / Congressman / Representative / lawmaker / legislator◆an opposition politician / MP / lawmaker / legislator / Member of Parliament◆to elect a politician / an MP / a senator / a Congressman / a Representative / a Member of Parliament■politician [countable] a person whose job is concerned with politics, especially as an elected member of parliament, etc.从政者(尤指议员)◆The affair led to the resignations of three leading politicians.这一事件导致三名重要的政治人物辞职。■MP [countable] the abbreviation for 'Member of Parliament'议会议员(Member of Parliament的缩写)◆You should write to your MP about it.你应该给你们选区的议员写信反映这事。◆A number of back-bench MPs(= MPs who do not have senior positions) have expressed doubts about the bill.一些普通议员对这一法案提出质疑。ⓘ MP is much more frequent than the full form, Member of Parliament, both in spoken and written English. * MP比全写Member of Parliament更常用,在口语和书面语中均如此。■senator ( Senator) ˈsenətə(r) [countable] a member of a senate(= one of the two groups of elected politicians who make laws in some countries and most US states); used as a title(一些国家和美国大部分州的)参议员(亦用作头衔)◆He was elected senator for Pennsylvania in 2004.2004年他当选宾夕法尼亚州参议员。◆I would like to thank Senator Kelman for his warm welcome.我要感谢凯尔曼参议员的热情接待。■ˈCongressman■ˈCongresswoman [countable] a member of Congress in the US, especially of the House of Representatives; used as a title(尤指美国众议院的)国会议员(亦用作头衔)◆Congressmen from energy-producing states have opposed the deal.生产能源的各州国会议员反对这项协议。◆Congresswoman Barbara Lee国会议员芭芭拉•李■Representative [countable] a member of the House of Representatives, the Lower House of the US Congress; a member of the House of Representatives in the lower house of a US state parliament(美国联邦和各州的)众议院议员◆He was elected state Representative in 1989.他于1989年当选州议员。◆Representative Harris众议院议员哈里斯■lawmaker ˈlɔːmeɪkə(r) (especially NAmE, especially journalism尤用于新闻) a person in government who makes the laws of a country or state立法者◆State lawmakers have been arguing over the new healthcare reform bill for months.州立法部门几个月来一直在争论新医改法案。■legislator ˈledʒɪsleɪtə(r) [countable] (formal) a lawmaker立法委员◆Seven of the state's 90 legislators have been indicted.90位州立法委员中有7位遭起诉。NOTE辨析 Lawmaker or legislator?Legislator is formal; lawmaker is mostly used in journalism, especially in American English, where it is often used instead of politician. * legislator是正式用语。lawmaker多用于新闻报道,尤其在美式英语中,常用于代替politician一词。■ˌMember of ˈParliament [countable] (ratherformal) a person who has been elected to represent the people of a particular area in a parliament, especially in Britain and Canada(尤指英国和加拿大的)议会议员◆Phil Wilson, Member of Parliament for Sedgefield菲尔•威尔逊,塞奇菲尔德区议员■statesman [countable] a wise, experienced and respected political leader政治家◆Power still resided with the party's elder statesman.权力依然掌握在该党元老手中。◆He has a reputation as a world statesman.他享有国际政治家的美誉。
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