order of the day

短语

[法] 议事日程

词形变化

orders of the day 复数 orders of the day

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    The business to be done by a body (such as a legislature) on a particular day; an agenda.

    1808, From the Journals of the House of Assembly of Lower Canada, during the Hart affair; Proceedings Relating to the Expulsion of Ezekiel Hart from the House of Assembly of Lower Canada The order of the day for the House to resolve into a Committee of the whole, to take into further consideration, the petition of Ezekiel Hart, Esquire, being read.

  2. 2.

    The most significant aspect of something; what is necessary or appropriate.

    比喻

    White tie and tails are the order of the day.

  3. 3.

    The general directive of a commander in chief or the specific instructions of a commanding officer.

    政治 军事

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