committee

名词 n.
/kəˈmɪt.i/|/ˌkɒm.ɪˈtiː/    /kəˈmɪt.i/|/ˌkɑ.mɪˈtiː/

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. A body of one or more persons convened for the accomplishment of some specific purpose, typically with formal protocols.
    — My uncle is on the committee.
  2. A guardian; someone in charge of another person deemed to be unable to look after themselves. archaic
  3. Alternative form of kameti. Pakistan,alt-of,alternative

词形变化

committees plural cttee alternative cmte alternative cmte. alternative com alternative com. alternative comm alternative comm. alternative

词源

From commit + -ee, or else revival of Anglo-Norman commite, past participle of commettre (“to commit”), from Latin committere, from con- (“with”) + mittere (“to send”). The OED3 prefers the first etymology.
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