"bailies" in Chinese (Simplified)
贝利(苏格兰地方官)
Definition
“Bailies”是苏格兰城镇的官员,历史上担任地方治安法官或市政委员。该词主要用于苏格兰,现在多用于历史或礼仪场合。
Usage Notes (Chinese (Simplified))
大多是历史或礼仪用词,在一些苏格兰城镇的正式活动中仍在使用。不要与“bail”(保释金)或“bailey”(城堡外墙)混淆。
Examples
Historically, bailies made important decisions for Scottish towns.
历史上,**贝利**为苏格兰城镇做出重要决策。
Nowadays, most cities don't have bailies anymore.
现在,大多数城市没有**贝利**了。
The role of bailies has mostly become ceremonial.
**贝利**的角色现在大多是礼仪性的了。
Growing up in Edinburgh, I only heard about bailies during special events.
我在爱丁堡长大,只在特别活动中听说过**贝利**。
The city's bailies wore traditional robes during the parade.
该市的**贝利**在游行中穿着传统长袍。
Two bailies attended the official ceremony.
两位**贝利**出席了正式仪式。