politician ♦︎ MP ♦︎ senator ♦︎ Congressman/Congresswoman ♦︎ Representative ♦︎ lawmaker ♦︎ legislator ♦︎ Member of Parliament ♦︎ statesmanThese are all words for a person whose job is concerned with politics.這些詞均表示從政者。PATTERNS AND COLLOCATIONS 句型和搭配◆the MP / Member of Parliament for an area◆the senator / Congressman / Representative from an area◆a great politician / senator / legislator / statesman◆a leading politician / senator / lawmaker / statesman◆an influential politician / senator / Congressman / lawmaker◆a local politician / MP / Congressman / lawmaker / Member of Parliament◆a state senator / Representative / lawmaker / legislator◆a Conservative / Labour, etc. politician / MP / Member of Parliament◆a Republican / Democratic, etc. senator / Congressman / Representative / lawmaker / legislator◆an opposition politician / MP / lawmaker / legislator / Member of Parliament◆to elect a politician / an MP / a senator / a Congressman / a Representative / a Member of Parliament■politician [countable] a person whose job is concerned with politics, especially as an elected member of parliament, etc.從政者(尤指議員)◆The affair led to the resignations of three leading politicians.這一事件導致三名重要的政治人物辭職。■MP [countable] the abbreviation for 'Member of Parliament'議會議員(Member of Parliament的縮寫)◆You should write to your MP about it.你應該給你們選區的議員寫信反映這事。◆A number of back-bench MPs(= MPs who do not have senior positions) have expressed doubts about the bill.一些普通議員對這一法案提出質疑。ⓘ MP is much more frequent than the full form, Member of Parliament, both in spoken and written English. * MP比全寫Member of Parliament更常用,在口語和書面語中均如此。■senator ( Senator) ˈsenətə(r) [countable] a member of a senate(= one of the two groups of elected politicians who make laws in some countries and most US states); used as a title(一些國家和美國大部分州的)參議員(亦用作頭銜)◆He was elected senator for Pennsylvania in 2004.2004年他當選賓夕法尼亞州參議員。◆I would like to thank Senator Kelman for his warm welcome.我要感謝凱爾曼參議員的熱情接待。■ˈCongressman■ˈCongresswoman [countable] a member of Congress in the US, especially of the House of Representatives; used as a title(尤指美國衆議院的)國會議員(亦用作頭銜)◆Congressmen from energy-producing states have opposed the deal.生産能源的各州國會議員反對這項協議。◆Congresswoman Barbara Lee國會議員芭芭拉•李■Representative [countable] a member of the House of Representatives, the Lower House of the US Congress; a member of the House of Representatives in the lower house of a US state parliament(美國聯邦和各州的)衆議院議員◆He was elected state Representative in 1989.他於1989年當選州議員。◆Representative Harris衆議院議員哈裏斯■lawmaker ˈlɔːmeɪkə(r) (especially NAmE, especially journalism尤用於新聞) a person in government who makes the laws of a country or state立法者◆State lawmakers have been arguing over the new healthcare reform bill for months.州立法部門幾個月來一直在爭論新醫改法案。■legislator ˈledʒɪsleɪtə(r) [countable] (formal) a lawmaker立法委員◆Seven of the state's 90 legislators have been indicted.90位州立法委員中有7位遭起訴。NOTE辨析 Lawmaker or legislator?Legislator is formal; lawmaker is mostly used in journalism, especially in American English, where it is often used instead of politician. * legislator是正式用語。lawmaker多用於新聞報道,尤其在美式英語中,常用於代替politician一詞。■ˌMember of ˈParliament [countable] (ratherformal) a person who has been elected to represent the people of a particular area in a parliament, especially in Britain and Canada(尤指英國和加拿大的)議會議員◆Phil Wilson, Member of Parliament for Sedgefield菲爾•威爾遜,塞奇菲爾德區議員■statesman [countable] a wise, experienced and respected political leader政治家◆Power still resided with the party's elder statesman.權力依然掌握在該黨元老手中。◆He has a reputation as a world statesman.他享有國際政治家的美譽。