Democracy substitutes election by the incompetent many for appointment by the corrupt few.
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n. 選舉，當(dāng)選;選舉權(quán);[神]神的選擇;
?? e出+lect選擇，收集+ion名詞后綴 →選舉
"She won a seat in Parliament at the election."
她在選舉中贏得了議會(huì)中的席位.
近義：option, pick, preference, selection, choice, choosing
n. 約會(huì);任命;職務(wù);職位;
?? ap加強(qiáng)+point點(diǎn)+ment名詞后綴→指點(diǎn)→任命;約定;委任的職位
"They made the appointment of Peter as chairman of the union."
他們?nèi)蚊说脼楣?huì)主席.
近義：assignation, meeting, citation, date, engagement, mention
adj. 墮落的，道德敗壞的;貪污的，腐敗的;腐爛的;（文獻(xiàn)等）錯(cuò)誤百出的;
vt. 使腐敗;使墮落;使腐爛;
vi. 墮落;腐化;腐爛;
?? cor共同+rupt斷→全部斷→變壞的，腐敗的
"The police were corrupt and were operating in collusion with the drug dealers."
警察腐敗，與那伙毒品販子內(nèi)外勾結(jié)。
近義：debase, pervert, retrogress, rot, bastardise, bastardize
反義：honor, magnify, respect, revere, reverence, venerate
n. 民眾;民主國(guó)家;民主主義;民主政治;
?? demo人民+cracy統(tǒng)治；\"人民統(tǒng)治\"→人民做主→民主；民主政治，民主政體；民主主義
"the principles of democracy"
民主原則
adj. 無(wú)能力的;不勝任的;不適當(dāng)?shù)?
n. 無(wú)能者;不勝任者;
"his incompetent handling of the affair"
他在處理這件事上的無(wú)能表現(xiàn)
近義：blunderer, fumbler, incapable, incapacitated, unable, uncapable
反義：apt, proficient, qualified, skilled, suitable, accomplished
n. 代替者( substitute的名詞復(fù)數(shù) ); 替補(bǔ)（運(yùn)動(dòng)員）; 替代物; [語(yǔ)法學(xué)]代用詞\\nv. 代替, 替換, 代用( substitute的第三人稱(chēng)單數(shù) ); 做…的代理人, 接替