REFERENDUM, n. A law for submission of proposed legislation to a popular vote to learn the nonsensus of public opinion.
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n. 公民投票;外交官請示書;全民公決;請示書;
?? re再次+fer帶來,拿來+endum表名詞→提出候選人→公民投票選舉
"Ireland decided to hold a referendum on divorce."
愛爾蘭決定就離婚問題進行全民投票。
近義:plebiscite, poll, polling, query, suffrage, votation
n. 立法,制定法律;法律,法規(guī);
?? legis法律+lat=late使之成...+ion名詞后綴 → 使之成法律 → 立法
"The new government set about dismantling their predecessors'legislation."
新政府正著手廢除其前任所制定的法律.
近義:regulations, rules, rulings, constitution
adj. 流行的,大眾化的;民眾的,大眾的,公眾的;通俗的,普通的,平易的;〈美俚〉自以為了不得的,驕傲的;
?? popul人民+ar…的 → 大眾的 → 流行的
"This is the most popular model in our whole range."
這是我們產(chǎn)品中最受歡迎的型號.
近義:appreciated, prized, regarded, respected, valued, celebrated
反義:ignored, obscure, unadmired, unbeknown, unfamiliar, unidentified
v. 投票,選舉;提議;投票表決;公認,由輿論決定;
n. 投票,表決;投票數(shù);投票權(quán);決議;
?? vot發(fā)誓+e→投票前需要發(fā)誓以示誠實→投票
"All affiliated members can vote."
所有隸屬成員都有投票權(quán)。
近義:poll, ballot, elect
adj. 公眾的,公共的;公開的;政府的;人人知道的,知名的;
n. 大眾;社會;公共場所;(文學(xué)家等的)愛讀者;
?? publ人民+ic...的 → 公開的,公眾的
"The public are requested not to throw waste paper in the park."
公眾被要求不得在公園里亂扔廢紙.
近義:assistance, attendance, audience, turnout, concurrence, concurrency
反義:participator, plaintiff, sharer, actor, inside, noteworthy
n. 意見,主張;評價;鑒定,判定;
?? opin- 表”假設(shè),想,判斷”
"The general opinion is that the conference was a success."
普遍認為這次會議是成功的。
近義:judgement, judgment, notion, persuasion, sentiment, tenet