quango
n
(pl ~s) administrative organization that operates independently but with support from the government (formed from the initials of `quasi-autonomous, non-governmental organization') (由政府赞助的)自治机构(此字由`quasi-autonomous, non-governmental organization'之首字母组成).
🗣️ 情景例句
Does your wife work?
你太太工作吗?
The lawyer asked for mercy from the court for his client.
律师为他的当事人向法庭提出酌情赦免。
Her first impulse was to go round all the rooms looking for the thieves,