congressman
UK/'kɑŋgrəsmən/US/'kɒŋgresmәn/
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释义
n.
A male member of Congress, especially of the US House of Representatives.
（男性）国会议员；众议院议员。
词根拆分
词根派生congress共同，一起
+
man走，迈步，行进
=congressman
congress + man = 在国会任职的男性。如今越来越多被中性的 member of Congress 或 representative 取代。
例句
- 1.
The congressman voted against his own party's proposal.
这位国会议员投票反对了本党的提案。