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plebiscites
公民投票;全民公决
plebiscites is the plural of plebiscite.
核心释义
a vote by the electorate determining public opinion on a question of national importance
- 1.
公民投票(就重大公共问题)
A direct popular vote on an issue of public importance, such as an amendment to the constitution, a change in the sovereignty of the nation, or some government policy.
- 2.
选民对国家重要问题的投票表决
a vote by the electorate determining public opinion on a question of national importance
- 3.
民意表达(不论是否具有法律约束力)
An expression of the public's views on an issue, whether legally binding or not.
公民投票(就重大公共问题);选民对国家重要问题的投票表决;民意表达(不论是否具有法律约束力);公民投票;平民表决
用法In use
The government decided to hold a national plebiscite on the proposed constitutional change.
用法提示:plebiscite 为可数名词,此处指就全国性重大问题举行的公民投票。
Many citizens voted in the plebiscite, but the result was not legally binding.
用法提示:plebiscite 表示全民公决,常与介词 in 搭配,说明参与投票的活动。
The results of the two plebiscites showed a clear shift in public opinion.
用法提示:plebiscites 是复数形式,指多次公民投票,作句子的主语。
hold a plebiscite
“hold a plebiscite”是常见搭配,表示“举行公民投票”。
The government decided to hold a plebiscite on the new constitution.
政府决定就新宪法举行公民投票。
plebiscite on/over sth
介词 on 或 over 后接投票所涉及的议题。
相关词与表达Connections
搭配Collocations
- hold a plebiscite
- 举行公民投票
- The government decided to hold a plebiscite on the constitutional changes.政府决定就宪法修正案举行公民投票。
- national plebiscite
- 全国公民投票
- A national plebiscite will be held next year to decide the issue.明年将举行全国公民投票来决定这个问题。
- plebiscite on
- 关于……的公民投票
- The plebiscite on regional autonomy drew a huge turnout.关于地区自治的公民投票吸引了大量选民。
- vote in a plebiscite
- 在公民投票中投票
- Every eligible citizen can vote in the plebiscite.每位合格公民都可以在公民投票中投票。
- call a plebiscite
学习提示Learner notes
记忆技巧Memory Tip
记住 pleb 本身就有“平民”的意思,-scite 的发音像 site(地点),想象平民齐聚一个地点投票,这就是 plebiscite(全民公投)。
语境与语域Context & Register
语域:formal 常见场景:formal political discourse、legal documents、serious news reporting plebiscite 通常用于正式的政治语境,多出现在法律、政治学讨论或严肃新闻报道中,指全体选民就国家重要事项进行的表决。日常口语中较少使用。
发音与拼写Pronunciation & Spelling
这些词都与 plebiscite 的词尾 /-saɪt/ 押韵:cite、site、sight 同音,均读 /saɪt/;kite 读 /kaɪt/,night 读 /naɪt/,light 读 /laɪt/。注意 plebiscite 中的 -scite 按音标读 /-saɪt/,不要误读。形近词 prescient /ˈpreʃənt/ 发音不同,不押韵。
用法优先级Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 1,建议结合例句记忆,而不是只背中文释义。
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