| 释义 |
alderman/ˈɔ:ldəmən/n. (pl. -men) 1 esp. hist. a co-opted member of an English county or borough council, next in dignity to the Mayor [尤史义] (英格兰郡级或区级的)高级市政官(地位仅次于市长) 2 (fem. alderwoman, pl. -women) N. Amer. & Austral. an elected member of a city council [北美澳]市议员，镇议员 □ aldermanic /-ˈmænik/ adj.□ aldermanship n.[Old English aldor ‘patriarch’, from ald ‘old’ + MAN] |