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缩写自Member of Parliament,最早可追溯至17世纪英国议会制度形成时期。
❶ 英国议会议员(Member of Parliament的缩写),指经选举产生的下议院代表,负责立法和监督政府工作。
“The local MP will visit our school next week.”
(当地议员将于下周访问我们学校。)
“She was elected as an MP in the last general election.”
(她在上次大选中当选为议员。)
❶ 其他语境中可能指军事警察(Military Police)或医学专业术语(如Mucopolysaccharidosis,一种代谢疾病)。
“The MPS handled security during the military exercise.”
(军事警察在军事演习期间负责安保工作。)
“MPS VI is a rare genetic disorder affecting connective tissues.”
(黏多糖贮积症VI型是一种影响结缔组织的罕见遗传病。)
MPs' expenses — 指英国议员可报销的工作开支,曾因滥用问题引发公众争议。
“The scandal about MPs' expenses led to new transparency rules.”
(议员报销丑闻导致了新的透明度规定。)
backbench MPs — 后座议员,指不担任政府职务的普通议员,区别于内阁成员。
“Backbench MPs often have more freedom to criticize government policies.”
(后座议员通常更有自由批评政府政策。)