Definition of Woolsack in English:

Woolsack

nounˈwʊlsakˈwʊlsæk

1(in the UK) the Lord Chancellor's wool-stuffed seat in the House of Lords. It is said to have been adopted in Edward III's reign as a reminder to the Lords of the importance to England of the wool trade.
（英国）上议院议长的设有羊毛坐垫的席位（据说该席于爱德华三世执政时期所设，以向上议员们提醒英格兰羊毛业的重要性）
Example sentencesExamples
- Other evidence includes the statue in Stratford-upon-Avon in which the Bard is portrayed as sitting on the Woolsack, the prerogative of the Lord Chancellor in Parliament.
- In 1621 the Standing Orders of the House of Lords stated: ‘That the Lord Chancellor sitteth upon the Woolsack as Speaker of the House.’
- The Lord Chancellor was not on the Woolsack to hear the debate, which Lord Goodhart insisted was not directed at him personally.
- By Friday, the hyper-crony was seated on the Woolsack, smirking like a small boy who had been allowed to drive his father's car.
- Her husband - an Earl - became nearly as notorious when he leapt on the Woolsack in the House of Lords and exclaimed ‘Treason!’
1. 1.1the Woolsack The position of Lord Chancellor.
  英国上议院议长职位
  Example sentencesExamples
  He had no objection, he said, to the Woolsack; but a career of political distinction was growing slowly but surely to be his leading aim in life.

Definition of Woolsack in US English:

Woolsack

nounˈwʊlsækˈwo͝olsak

1(in the UK) the Lord Chancellor's wool-stuffed seat in the House of Lords. It is said to have been adopted in Edward III's reign as a reminder to the Lords of the importance to England of the wool trade.
（英国）上议院议长的设有羊毛坐垫的席位（据说该席于爱德华三世执政时期所设，以向上议员们提醒英格兰羊毛业的重要性）
Example sentencesExamples
- In 1621 the Standing Orders of the House of Lords stated: ‘That the Lord Chancellor sitteth upon the Woolsack as Speaker of the House.’
- The Lord Chancellor was not on the Woolsack to hear the debate, which Lord Goodhart insisted was not directed at him personally.
- By Friday, the hyper-crony was seated on the Woolsack, smirking like a small boy who had been allowed to drive his father's car.
- Her husband - an Earl - became nearly as notorious when he leapt on the Woolsack in the House of Lords and exclaimed ‘Treason!’
- Other evidence includes the statue in Stratford-upon-Avon in which the Bard is portrayed as sitting on the Woolsack, the prerogative of the Lord Chancellor in Parliament.
1. 1.1the woolsack The position of Lord Chancellor.
  英国上议院议长职位
  Example sentencesExamples
  He had no objection, he said, to the Woolsack; but a career of political distinction was growing slowly but surely to be his leading aim in life.

词汇	Woolsack
释义	Definition of Woolsack in English: Woolsack nounˈwʊlsakˈwʊlsæk 1(in the UK) the Lord Chancellor's wool-stuffed seat in the House of Lords. It is said to have been adopted in Edward III's reign as a reminder to the Lords of the importance to England of the wool trade. （英国）上议院议长的设有羊毛坐垫的席位（据说该席于爱德华三世执政时期所设，以向上议员们提醒英格兰羊毛业的重要性） Example sentencesExamples Other evidence includes the statue in Stratford-upon-Avon in which the Bard is portrayed as sitting on the Woolsack, the prerogative of the Lord Chancellor in Parliament. In 1621 the Standing Orders of the House of Lords stated: ‘That the Lord Chancellor sitteth upon the Woolsack as Speaker of the House.’ The Lord Chancellor was not on the Woolsack to hear the debate, which Lord Goodhart insisted was not directed at him personally. By Friday, the hyper-crony was seated on the Woolsack, smirking like a small boy who had been allowed to drive his father's car. Her husband - an Earl - became nearly as notorious when he leapt on the Woolsack in the House of Lords and exclaimed ‘Treason!’ 1.1the Woolsack The position of Lord Chancellor. 英国上议院议长职位 Example sentencesExamples He had no objection, he said, to the Woolsack; but a career of political distinction was growing slowly but surely to be his leading aim in life. Definition of Woolsack in US English: Woolsack nounˈwʊlsækˈwo͝olsak 1(in the UK) the Lord Chancellor's wool-stuffed seat in the House of Lords. It is said to have been adopted in Edward III's reign as a reminder to the Lords of the importance to England of the wool trade. （英国）上议院议长的设有羊毛坐垫的席位（据说该席于爱德华三世执政时期所设，以向上议员们提醒英格兰羊毛业的重要性） Example sentencesExamples In 1621 the Standing Orders of the House of Lords stated: ‘That the Lord Chancellor sitteth upon the Woolsack as Speaker of the House.’ The Lord Chancellor was not on the Woolsack to hear the debate, which Lord Goodhart insisted was not directed at him personally. By Friday, the hyper-crony was seated on the Woolsack, smirking like a small boy who had been allowed to drive his father's car. Her husband - an Earl - became nearly as notorious when he leapt on the Woolsack in the House of Lords and exclaimed ‘Treason!’ Other evidence includes the statue in Stratford-upon-Avon in which the Bard is portrayed as sitting on the Woolsack, the prerogative of the Lord Chancellor in Parliament. 1.1the woolsack The position of Lord Chancellor. 英国上议院议长职位 Example sentencesExamples He had no objection, he said, to the Woolsack; but a career of political distinction was growing slowly but surely to be his leading aim in life.
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