Word · Frequency #1981
Fully loadeddemocracies
民主；民主政治
democracies is the plural of democracy.
核心释义
government by the people, typically through elected representatives
- 1.
由人民统治,尤指作为一种政府形式,如
Rule by the people, especially as a form of government, such as
- 2.
主张由人民或其选出的代表治理的政治取向
the political orientation of those who favor government by the people or by their elected representatives
- 3.
由人民统治,尤指作为一种政府形式,例如:
Rule by the people, especially as a form of government, such as:
- 4.
最高权力属于公民群体、公民可选举代表的政治制度
a political system in which the supreme power lies in a body of citizens who can elect people to represent them
- 5.
由管辖范围内的人民直接或代议统治的政府。
A government under the direct or representative rule of the people of its jurisdiction.
用法In use
In a democracy, citizens have the right to vote.
用法提示：democracy 为名词，指民主政治或民主政体。
Many people fought for democracy in the last century.
用法提示：democracy 为名词，表示民主政治这一概念。
Different democracies may have different electoral systems.
用法提示：democracies 是 democracy 的复数形式，指各类民主政体。
in a democracy
可数名词，表示一种民主政体。
We live in a democracy.
我们生活在民主国家。
democracy is [adj]
不可数用法，表示民主制度。
Democracy is fragile.
民主是脆弱的。
相关词与表达Connections
搭配Collocations
- representative democracy
- 代议制民主
- Many countries operate under a system of representative democracy.许多国家在代议制民主制度下运作。
- democracy and freedom
- 民主与自由
- The protesters demanded democracy and freedom.抗议者要求民主与自由。
- champion of democracy
- 民主的倡导者
- He was known as a champion of democracy in his country.他在自己的国家被称为民主的倡导者。
- restore democracy
- 恢复民主
- The new government promised to restore democracy after years of dictatorship.新政府承诺在多年独裁后恢复民主。
- democracy movement
学习提示Learner notes
记忆技巧Memory Tip
想象人民投票的场景，'democracy'就是‘人民当家作主’。
语境与语域Context & Register
通常用于政治、社会或教育语境，语气中性偏正式，常见于新闻报道、学术讨论和日常对话中。
语法说明Grammar Note
作为可数名词时，表示具体的民主政体或民主国家。
发音与拼写Pronunciation & Spelling
Words ending in -cracy (autocracy, bureaucracy, theocracy, meritocracy) rhyme with democracy, all having stress on the second syllable and the same /krəsi/ ending. However, policy and privacy also end in -cy but have different stress patterns and vowel sounds, so they do not rhyme.
用法优先级Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 4，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
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