A legislator is a person who has the power to make laws, or who belongs to the body that makes them. That body may be a parliament, a congress, or another law-making house; the people inside it are legislators.

A legislator legislator is a person指的是一個人 who has the power to make laws這個人有制定法律的權力 or who belongs to the body that makes them或屬於制定法律的那個機構 That body這個機構 may be a parliament, a congress, or another law-making house可能是國會、議會或其他立法機關 the people inside it裡面的人 are legislators就是legislators

The word is rather formal. In everyday talk, people often use a local job name instead — member of parliament, senator, and so on. Though actually, news writers still like legislator when they need one neat word that works in any country.

The word這個字 is rather formal算是相當正式 In everyday talk日常說話時 people人們 often use a local job name instead常會改用當地的職稱 member of parliament, senator, and so on像是member of parliament、senator等等 Though actually不過其實 news writers新聞寫手 still like legislator還是喜歡用legislator when they need one neat word that works in any country因為他們需要一個放諸各國都通用的簡潔字

A legislator is not a lawyer. A lawyer uses the law in court; a legislator helps write the law in the first place. Some legislators used to be lawyers, which is why the two get mixed up.

A legislator legislator is not a lawyer不是lawyer A lawyer lawyer uses the law in court是在法庭上運用法律的人 a legislator而legislator helps write the law in the first place則是最初參與訂法律的人 Some legislators有些legislator used to be lawyers以前當過lawyer which is why the two get mixed up這也是這兩個字容易被搞混的原因

People also stretch it a little: “a key legislator” means this person has a lot of say in which laws pass.

People人們 also stretch it a little也會把這個字稍微延伸一下用 “a key legislator”「a key legislator」 means意思是 this person這個人 has a lot of say in which laws pass在哪些法律能通過這件事上很有影響力