the Short Parliament
/ðə ˈʃɔːt pɑːləmənt/
/ðə ˌʃɔːrt ˈpɑːrləmənt/
- the first of two parliaments set up by the English king Charles I in 1640 when he needed the legal power of Parliament to raise money for a war against Scotland. When the Members of Parliament refused to support the king he dismissed the parliament. It was replaced later in the same year by the Long Parliament.
矮议会：英国国王查理一世于1640年建立的两个议会中的第一个议会，当时他需要议会的法律权力来筹集资金来对抗苏格兰。当国会议员拒绝支持国王时，他解散了议会。同年晚些时候被长议会取代。