Old English husting "meeting, court, tribunal," from Old Norse huseing "council," from hus "house" (see house (n.)) + eing "assembly" (see thing); so called because it was a meeting of the men who formed the "household" of a nobleman or king. The native Anglo-Saxon word for this was folc-gemot. The plural became the usual form c. 1500; sense of "temporary platform for political speeches" developed by 1719, apparently from London's Court of Hustings, presided over by the Lord Mayor, which was held on a platform in the Guildhall. This sense broadened to encompass the whole election process.
雙語例句
1. Most candidates will be out on the hustings this week.
大多數(shù)候選人本星期將進行競選活動。
來自《權(quán)威詞典》
2. With only days to go before elections in Pakistan, candidates are battling it out at the hustings.
離巴基斯坦大選只有幾天的時間了，各候選人正在競選活動上一決勝負。
來自柯林斯例句
3. And I was among a great chorus out on the hustings speaking out against this consistent and constant deficIt'spending.
我與一大伙人在競選臺上,一致聲言反對習(xí)以為常的赤字開支.
來自《簡明英漢詞典》
4. And I was among a great chorus out on the hustings speaking out against this consistent and constant deficit spending.
我與一大伙人在競選臺上，一致聲言反對習(xí)以為常的赤字開支。
來自辭典例句
5. Most politicians will be at / on the hustings in the coming week.