city fathers是什么意思?
问题描述：
city fathers是什么意思?
我是高中生,看英文版《the scarlet letter》时看到的,辞典找不到,请提供一个详尽的解释,
原句是……,soon after the City Fathers had ……
答
城市建设者.
means: firstly (and most commonly), it denotes a member of a municipal council over a city. Secondly, it can signify the "Founding Fathers" of the city.