Privy council
枢密院\\n[法] 枢密院, 智囊团, 顾问团
📖 牛津释义
Privy Council
body of statesmen, politicians, etc appointed by the sovereign formerly as advisers on affairs of State, but now (in Britain) more as a personal honour for its members 枢密院. ,Privy `Councillor (also ,Privy `Counsellor) member of the Privy Council 枢密院官员.
🧩 词语组成解析
privy
[['privi]]
a. 个人的, 私人的, 秘密的, 隐蔽的\\nn. 有利害关系的人, 当事人, 厕所
council
['kaʊnsl]
n. 委员会;（郡、镇等）政务会;（尤指旧时讨论特定步骤的）协商会议;市政（或地方管理）服务机构;
coun(com-=together)+cil(to summer)→会议
🗣️ 情景例句
Garbage and chemical waste are destroying our water.
垃圾和化学废物正在破坏我们的水资源。
We never imagined that John would become a doctor.
我们从来没想象约翰将成为一位医生。
I think we just had a misunderstanding about the plan, but I was very disappointed not to be going out.
我想我们只是对于外出计划有误解罢了，不过没能外出我很失望。