• n. 委員會；會議；理事會；地方議會；顧問班子
• n. (Council)人名；(英)康斯爾

coun-,同con-,強調。-cil, 召喚，召集，詞源同call,conciliate. 即召集過來開會。

council

council: [12] Etymologically, a council is a body that has been ‘called together’ or ‘summoned’. Latin concilium meant ‘assembly, meeting’; it was formed from the prefix com- ‘together’ and calāre ‘call, summon’. It passed into English via Anglo-Norman cuncile. It has no direct etymological connection with counsel, but the two are so similar that their meanings have tended to merge at various points down the centuries. Latin concilium also formed the basis of the verb conciliāre, which originally meant ‘bring together, unite’. Its metaphorical sense ‘make more friendly, win over’ is preserved in English conciliate [16].
=> conciliate

council (n.)

early 12c., from Anglo-French cuncile, from Old North French concilie (Old French concile, 12c.) "assembly; council meeting; body of counsellors," from Latin concilium "group of people, meeting," from com- "together" (see com-) + calare "to call" (see claim (v.)). Tendency to confuse it in form and meaning with counsel has been consistent since 16c.

1. The council recently drew fire for its intervention in the dispute.

委員會最近因為介入該起爭端而遭到批評。

來自柯林斯例句

2. Today's Security Council resolution will be a significant success for American diplomacy.

今天的安理會決議對于美國外交而言是一次重大的成功。

來自柯林斯例句

3. The District Council made a weekly collection of refuse.

區政務委員會每周收取一次垃圾。

來自柯林斯例句

4. President Najibullah said he would call a grand council of all Afghans.

納吉布拉總統稱他將召開阿富汗全民大會。

來自柯林斯例句

5. Independent candidates won the majority of seats on the local council.

無黨派候選人在地方議會選舉中贏得了多數席位。

來自柯林斯例句