词汇 | parliament |
词源 | parliament [ME] A parliament is historically just a talking shop. It originates from French parler ‘to talk’, which goes back to Latin parabola ‘word’ (see parable). Parlour [ME], originally a place for speaking, comes from the same root. |
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