committee: [15] Committee was formed from the verb commit by adding the suffix -ee. Following the pattern of all such formations, it originally meant ‘person to whom something is committed’; it was not until the 17th century that the sense ‘body of people delegated to perform a particular function’ developed.
1620s, from commit + -ee, or else a revival of Anglo-French commite, past participle of commettre "to commit," from Latin committere "to unite, connect" (see commit). Originally "person to whom something is committed" (late 15c.); from 17c. in reference to a body of such people.
双语例句
1. This committee will enable decisions to be made democratically.
该委员会将实现民主决议过程。
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2. He had been on the Nobel Prize committee's list of possibles.
他在诺贝尔委员会列出的获奖候选者名单之列.
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3. Today its executive committee voted unanimously to reject the proposals.
今天执行委员会投票一致否决了这些提案。
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4. The special cabinet committee comprises Mr Brown, Mr Mandelson, and Mr Straw.
特别内阁委员会包括布朗先生、曼德尔森先生和斯特劳先生。
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5. He sits on the executive committee that manages Lloyds.
