Word · Frequency #27949
democratization
民主化
democratization
- 1.
The introduction of democracy, its functions or principles, to an area or country which did not have democracy previously.
将民主及其功能或原则引入此前没有民主的地区或国家
- 2.
The spread of democracy as a concept.
民主作为一种概念的传播
- 3.
The making more democratic of a political system.
使政治制度更加民主化
- 4.
The broadening of access to something, especially for the sake of egalitarianism.
扩大对某事物的获取渠道,尤指为了平等主义
将民主及其功能或原则引入此前没有民主的地区或国家；民主作为一种概念的传播；使政治制度更加民主化；扩大对某事物的获取渠道,尤指为了平等主义；民主化；[法] 民主化
In use
The democratization of education has opened new opportunities for students from poor families.
Social media has accelerated the democratization of information around the world.
The committee discussed the democratization of decision-making within the company.
the democratization of [something]
常用定冠词 the，后接 of 短语说明民主化的对象。
The democratization of education has transformed rural communities.
教育的民主化改变了农村社区。
[something]'s democratization
也可用所有格形式，但不如 of 结构常见。
The country's democratization brought new political freedoms.
这个国家的民主化带来了新的政治自由。
the democratization process
Connections
Collocations
- democratization of technology
- 技术的民主化
- The democratization of technology has made powerful tools available to everyone.技术的民主化使强大的工具为每个人所用。
- democratization of information
- 信息的民主化
- The internet accelerated the democratization of information.互联网加速了信息的民主化。
- democratization process
- 民主化进程
- The country is in the middle of a democratization process.该国正处于民主化进程之中。
- promote democratization
- 推进民主化
- The government promised to promote democratization.政府承诺推进民主化。
- political democratization
- 政治民主化
- Political democratization requires strong institutions.政治民主化需要强有力的制度。
Learner notes
Memory Tip
democracy（民主）加上-ization（……化），就是“民主化”。联想democracy中demo（人民）+crat（统治），让人民来统治。
Context & Register
语域：formal 常见场景：政治与社会议题讨论、学术写作、新闻报道 democratization 属于正式书面语，通常用于政治、社会或制度变革的讨论，比较常见于学术文章、新闻报道和正式演讲；日常口语中较少使用。
Grammar Note
作不可数名词时表示抽象过程；复数 democratizations 表示多次或不同类型的民主化进程。
Pronunciation & Spelling
All listed words share the final spelling chunk -ization and rhyme with democratization in their stressed /zeɪʃən/ ending (whether US or UK pronunciation). Beware lookalikes such as democratic /ˌdeməˈkrætɪk/ and democrat /ˈdeməkræt/: they look similar but do not rhyme because their stress and vowel sounds differ.
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.