1.the backbenches
(seats)后座议员席, 普通议员席(英国等国议会中供不担任政府或反对党职务的议员就座)
This issue is creating unrest on the backbenches.此问题正在后座议员中引起骚动。
She may well enjoy her new freedom to criticize the government from the backbenches.她新上普通议员席, 有了批评政府的自由, 可能很是享受呢。
2.the backbenches
(MPs)(统称)下院后座议员
The speech received a rapturous reception from the government backbenches.演讲得到了政府后座议员们的热烈反响。