Common council
[法] 市议会
🧩 词语组成解析
common
['kɑmən]
adj. 普通的;通俗的;[数学]公共的;共有的;
n. [法律]（对土地、水域的）共有权;公共用地;普通;平民;
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
It's hard for some older people to take all that noise.
一些老年人没办法忍受那些噪音。
One half of the world does not know how the other half lives.
贫富不相知。
Why does the idea of progress loom so large in the modern world? Surely progress of a particular kind is actually taking place around us and is becoming more and more manifest.
为什么进步这个概念在现代世界显得如此突出？无疑是因为有一种特殊的进步实际上正在我们周围发生，而且变得越来越明显。