prolocutor

n. 议长, 代辩者 [法] 代言人, 发言人, 教士会议议长

发音

UK /pɹə(ʊ)ˈlɒkjətə/
UK /pɹə(ʊ)ˈlɒkjʊtə/
US /pɹoʊˈlɑkjətə/
US /pɹoʊˈlɑkjutə/
/ˌpɹɒləˈkjuːtəɹ/
/ˌpɹoʊləˈkjuːtəɹ/
/ˈpɹɒləˌkjuːtəɹ/

词形变化

prolocutors 复数 prolocutors

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    A spokesman, one who speaks on behalf of others.

  2. 2.

    A speaker; a presiding officer of an assembly

  3. 3.

    A speaker; a presiding officer of an assembly:

    A chairman of the lower house of a convocation in the Anglican Church.

词源

Borrowed from Medieval Latin prōlocūtor, from Latin prōlocūtus, from pro (“before”) + locūtus (“having spoken”).

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