单词Estates-General
na.: 三级会议
网络: 等级会议；三级议会
三级会议〔法国1789年革命前的立法机构〕
A financial crisis prompted King Louis XVI to call an Estates General to pass new tax laws.
金融危机促使国王路易十六召开一次三级会议通过新的税法。
Instead, the Estates General declared itself a National Assembly, suspended tax and seized French sovereignty.
相反，三级会议宣布自己是一个国民议会，暂停税，并检获法国主权。
The Contrast of the different Historic Fate Between the British Parliament and the French Estates General
英国议会与法国三级会议不同历史命运的对比
With negotiations at the estates-General still hopelessly bogged down
与三级会议的谈判仍停滞不前
Faced with the crumbling of the structure of the old Estates-General
面临着旧三级会议体系即将瓦解的现实