“下议院”:通常指英国议会的民选议院(与上议院 House of Lords 相对),负责立法审议、监督政府、讨论国家政策等。部分英联邦国家(如加拿大)也使用同名机构。
/ˌhaʊs əv ˈkɑːmənz/
The bill was debated in the House of Commons.
该法案在下议院进行了辩论。
After the election, she became a Member of Parliament and took her seat in the House of Commons, where she questioned the prime minister on economic policy.
选举后,她成为议员并在下议院就座,在那里就经济政策向首相提出质询。
House 表示“议院/机构”,Commons 源自“common people”(平民、普通民众)的概念,历史上用来指代由非贵族阶层代表组成的议院;因此 “House of Commons” 原意可理解为“代表普通民众的议院”。