abdicate sth
及物用法,宾语常为 the throne、power、responsibility 等,表示正式放弃。
The king abdicated the throne in favor of his son.
国王让位给儿子。
正式放弃(权力、地位、职责等)
(君主)退位;(任职者)退出、辞职;放弃、辞去或让出(如主权);明确退出担任或行使(如高级职位、地位、尊严);未能履行责任。;放弃或辞去王位或其他高级职位或尊严;放弃主权。;正式放弃;退位
give up (a position, power, or responsibility) formally
放弃、辞去或让出(如主权);明确退出担任或行使(如高级职位、地位、尊严);未能履行责任。
To surrender, renounce or relinquish, as sovereign power; to withdraw definitely from filling or exercising, as a high office, station, dignity; to fail to fulfill responsibility for.
放弃或辞去王位或其他高级职位或尊严;放弃主权。
To relinquish or renounce a throne, or other high office or dignity; to renounce sovereignty.
一般现在时
Kings abdicate when they no longer want to rule.
国王们不愿再统治时就会退位。
一般过去时
She abdicated responsibility for the project.
她正式放弃了该项目的责任。
现在完成时
They have abdicated their duties.
他们已经放弃了职责。
规则动词;及物时表示正式放弃(权力、责任),不及物时表示退位、辞职。
The king abdicated the throne to marry the woman he loved.
国王放弃了王位,以便娶他心爱的女人。
用法提示:此句中 abdicate 为及物动词,后接 the throne,表示正式放弃王位。
After the scandal, the chairman felt he had no choice but to abdicate.
丑闻之后,董事长觉得自己除了辞职别无选择。
用法提示:此句中 abdicate 为不及物动词,表示从高位上辞职、退出。
She accused him of abdicating his responsibilities as a parent.
她指责他放弃了自己作为父母的责任。
用法提示:此句中 abdicating 为及物动词的现在分词形式,后接 responsibilities,表示放弃应尽的职责。
及物用法,宾语常为 the throne、power、responsibility 等,表示正式放弃。
The king abdicated the throne in favor of his son.
国王让位给儿子。
不及物用法,特指君主退位;也可引申为辞职。
The emperor chose to abdicate rather than fight a civil war.
皇帝选择退位,而不是打内战。
语气正式,强调公开声明放弃;abdicate 常用于君主退位或推卸职责,renounce 还可用于信仰、国籍等更广的对象。
侧重把控制权或所有权转给别人,常用于法律或正式场合;abdicate 则更强调放弃王位或应负的责任。
最通用、口语化,不限于正式场合;语气比 abdicate 轻,缺少“正式让位”的庄重感。
强调完全舍弃且常含负面或谴责语气;abdicate 则偏中性、正式,不一定有“抛弃不管”的意味。
非正式,指离开公职或领导岗位,不强调“正式放弃王位/权力”;对应 abdicate 的“退位/辞职”义。
grammar · medium
易错句子The king abdicated from the throne.
正确表达The king abdicated the throne.
受汉语“从王位退位”的影响,在 abdicate 后加了介词 from。abdicate 作及物动词时直接接宾语 the throne,表示“放弃王位”,不需要 from。
grammar · medium
易错句子The king abdicated the throne to his son.
正确表达The king abdicated the throne in favor of his son.
“退位给儿子”不能说 abdicate...to...,因为 abdicate 本身只表示放弃,不含有“把王位移交给某人”的方向义。要说明由谁继位,通常用 in favor of,如 abdicate the throne in favor of his son。
abdicate 强调正式让出王位或职责,常用于君主或正式职位;abandon 是一般性的放弃,可接想法、计划、人或物,无正式感。
abdicate 特指君主退位或官员正式辞去职务;renounce 指公开声明放弃权利、国籍、信仰等,不限于职位。
abdicate 用于君主退位或正式放弃重大职责,主语常是国王或皇帝;resign 用于普通工作或职位,常用 resign from。
退位
The king abdicated the throne after ruling for thirty years.
统治三十年后,国王退位了。
推卸责任
A good leader never abdicates responsibility for the team's failures.
好的领导者绝不会推卸团队失败的责任。
放弃权力
The dictator was forced to abdicate power under international pressure.
在国际压力下,独裁者被迫放弃权力。
让位于
Queen Elizabeth II could have abdicated in favor of her son, but she chose to remain.
伊丽莎白二世本可以让位给她的儿子,但她选择继续在位。
ab- (away/离开) + dic- (declare/宣布) + -ate (verb suffix/动词后缀);同前缀:abnormal, absent;同根:dictate, predict;同后缀:activate, create
与 abdicate 搭配,表示放弃王位。
象征君主权力,abdicate 也指放弃王权。
abdicate 的动作主体通常是 monarch。
退位(abdicate)意味着结束 reign。
退位后涉及到 succession 问题。
推卸责任;放弃责任
The government cannot abdicate responsibility for public health.
政府不能推卸对公共健康的责任。
退位;逊位
The king abdicated the throne after the revolution.
革命后国王退位了。
让位给某人;把职位让给某人
She abdicated in favor of a younger colleague.
她让位给了一位较年轻的同事。
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