Word · CEFR B1 · Frequency #1285
Fully loadedpolitics
政治；政务
the activities of governing a country, organization, or movement
- 1.
A methodology and activities associated with the interpersonal aspects of running a government, an organization, or a movement.
- 2.
social relations involving intrigue to gain authority or power
涉及权谋的社会关系
- 3.
The profession of conducting political affairs.
- 4.
the study of government of states and other political units
国家及其他政治单位的政府研究
- 5.
One's political stands and opinions.
- 6.
the profession devoted to governing and to political affairs
从事治理和政治事务的职业
- 7.
Political maneuvers or diplomacy between people, groups, or organizations, especially involving power, standing, influence or conflict.
从政；政治职业；权谋；勾心斗角；政治学；政见；政治观点；涉及权谋的社会关系
In use
She decided to study politics at university because she wants to understand how governments work.
Office politics can make it difficult to focus on your actual job.
Many people are tired of modern politics and want a different approach.
office politics is often counterproductive
politics of + noun
The politics of climate change is complex.
气候变化的政治问题很复杂。
be in politics
表示从事政治职业。
My uncle has been in politics all his life.
我叔叔一生从政。
Connections
Collocations
- enter politics
- 进入政界
- He decided to enter politics after graduating from law school.他决定从法学院毕业后进入政界。
- partisan politics
- 党派政治
- The debate was dominated by partisan politics rather than policy.这场辩论被党派政治而非政策所主导。
- office politics
- 办公室政治
- She tries to avoid office politics and focus on her work.她试图避免办公室政治，专注于工作。
- play politics
- 玩弄政治手腕
- Some managers are more interested in playing politics than in getting the job done.有些经理更热衷于玩弄政治手腕而不是完成工作。
- power politics
- 强权政治
- The country's foreign policy is based on power politics.该国的外交政策基于强权政治。
- talk politics
Learner notes
Memory Tip
谐音记忆：politics 像“跑力气”，政客跑动拉关系很费力。
Context & Register
neutral; contexts: general discussion, academic, news; note_zh: 该词使用广泛，通常用于日常谈论、学术及新闻报道中，无明显语域偏向。
Pronunciation & Spelling
None of these words rhyme with politics because they have different stressed vowels. Despite the common '-ics' spelling, the stressed vowel in politics /ˈpɑlɪtɪks/ (e.g., /ɑ/) differs from those in critics /ˈkrɪtɪks/ (/ɪ/), graphics /ˈɡræfɪks/ (/æ/), etc. Be cautious not to assume homophony based on spelling.
High-value vocabulary
该词属于 Oxford 核心词汇，值得优先掌握常见搭配和句型。
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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