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politics of + noun
The politics of climate change is complex.
气候变化的政治问题很复杂。
政治；政务
先理解核心含义，再看它在真实句子里的用法。
政治；政务
the activities of governing a country, organization, or movement
The politics of climate change is complex.
气候变化的政治问题很复杂。
A methodology and activities associated with the interpersonal aspects of running a government, an organization, or a movement.
涉及权谋的社会关系
social relations involving intrigue to gain authority or power
The profession of conducting political affairs.
国家及其他政治单位的政府研究
the study of government of states and other political units
She decided to study politics at university because she wants to understand how governments work.
她决定在大学学习政治学，因为她想了解政府是如何运作的。
AI contextual example
Office politics can make it difficult to focus on your actual job.
办公室政治可能让人难以专注于实际工作。
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Many people are tired of modern politics and want a different approach.
许多人厌倦了现代政治，希望有另一种方式。
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office politics is often counterproductive
办公室政治常常适得其反。
WordNet
The politics of climate change is complex.
气候变化的政治问题很复杂。
表示从事政治职业。
My uncle has been in politics all his life.
我叔叔一生从政。
After law school, she decided to go into politics.
法学院毕业后，她决定从政。
Not this
Politics are complicated.
Use this
Politics is complicated.
"Politics" 作为学科或活动时是不可数名词，谓语动词应用单数形式。中文中“政治”没有单复数之分，学习者易受其他以-s结尾的学科名词（如 mathematics）的用法影响，但 politics 遵循主谓一致规则。
Not this
The government's politics on education are unclear.
Use this
The government's policy on education is unclear.
中文中“政治”和“政策”有时混用，但英语中 politics 指政治活动或政治观点，policy 指具体政策。表示“教育政策”应用 policy，且作主语时谓语用单数。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
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。
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。
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。
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。
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。
谈论政治
They sat around the dinner table talking politics for hours.
他们围坐在餐桌旁谈论政治几个小时。
办公室政治
She decided to leave the company because she couldn't stand the office politics.
她决定离开公司，因为她无法忍受办公室政治。
玩弄权术；耍政治手腕
He's always playing politics to get ahead instead of doing his job.
他总是在耍政治手腕以求升职，而不是做好本职工作。
政治让奇怪的人结成同盟
The environmentalist and the oil executive worked together on the bill; politics makes strange bedfellows.
环保主义者和石油公司高管共同推进这项法案，真是政治让奇怪的人结成同盟。
政治是可能性的艺术。
Many believe that politics is the art of the possible.
许多人认为政治是可能性的艺术。
所有政治都是地方性的。
The veteran politician always reminded his staff that all politics is local.
这位资深政治家总是提醒他的工作人员，所有政治都是地方性的。
Use politics naturally, then get feedback on meaning, tone, grammar, and phrasing.
Revisit a common error or keep this word in your review list.
谐音记忆：politics 像“跑力气”，政客跑动拉关系很费力。
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。
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.
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