Alderman

(noun.) a member of a municipal legislative body (as a city council); 'aldermen usually represent city wards'.

编辑:罗比

• The Alderman's very rich, isn't he? 威廉·梅克比斯·萨克雷. 名利场.
• My son, Major Dobbin, the Alderman said, with some hesitation, despatched me a letter by an officer of the --th, who arrived in town to-day. 威廉·梅克比斯·萨克雷. 名利场.
• A fool by right of descent, answered the Jester; I am Wamba, the son of Witless, who was the son of Weatherbrain, who was the son of an Alderman. 沃尔特·司各特. 艾凡赫.
• The Alderman placed the letter on the table, and Osborne stared at him for a moment or two in silence. 威廉·梅克比斯·萨克雷. 名利场.
• An alderman about to be mayor must by-and-by enlarge his dinner-parties, but at present there were plenty of guests at his well-spread table. 乔治·艾略特. 米德尔马契.
• How is the worthy alderman, and my lady, your excellent mother, sir? 威廉·梅克比斯·萨克雷. 名利场.
• One notable afternoon was that on which the New York board of aldermen took a special train out to Menlo Park to see the lighting system with its conductors underground in operation. 弗兰克·刘易斯·戴尔. 爱迪生的生平和发明.
• The laboratory witnessed high times that night, for all were in the best of humor, and many a bottle was drained in toasting the health of Edison and the aldermen. 弗兰克·刘易斯·戴尔. 爱迪生的生平和发明.

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