Word · Frequency #4445
referendums
全民公决，全民投票
referendums is the plural of referendum.
a direct vote by the electorate on a particular proposal or issue
- 1.
A direct popular vote on a proposed law or constitutional amendment.
对拟议法律或宪法修正案的直接全民投票
- 2.
a legislative act is referred for final approval to a popular vote by the electorate
将立法议案提交选民进行最终表决
- 3.
An action, choice, etc., which is perceived as passing judgment on another matter.
被视为对另一事项进行判断的行为、选择等
对拟议法律或宪法修正案的直接全民投票；将立法议案提交选民进行最终表决；被视为对另一事项进行判断的行为、选择等；(就重大政治或社会问题进行的)全民公决；全民投票
In use
The government decided to hold a national referendum on the new constitution.
Voters will go to the polls next month for a referendum on the proposed tax reform.
The referendum result was very close, with only 51% in favor.
hold a referendum on sth
The government will hold a referendum on the new constitution.
政府将就新宪法举行全民公决。
vote in a referendum
Citizens voted in a referendum to decide the issue.
公民在全民公投中投票决定该问题。
a referendum on/about sth
Connections
Collocations
- hold a referendum
- 举行全民公决
- The government decided to hold a referendum on the new constitution.政府决定就新宪法举行全民公决。
- call a referendum
- 呼吁举行全民公决
- Opposition parties called for a referendum on the treaty.反对党呼吁就该条约举行全民公决。
- vote in a referendum
- 在全民公决中投票
- More than 70% of the electorate voted in the referendum.超过70%的选民在全民公决中投了票。
- result of a referendum
- 全民公决的结果
- The result of the referendum was a clear rejection of the proposal.全民公决的结果明确否决了该提案。
- national referendum
- 全国性全民公决
- A national referendum was held to decide the issue of independence.为决定独立问题举行了全国性全民公决。
Learner notes
Memory Tip
联想“refer”（参考）和“endum”（类似“end”），想象会议结束前参考所有人意见进行全民投票。
Context & Register
register: formal; typical settings: political decision-making, electoral processes; note_zh: 通常用于正式场合，如新闻报道和政治讨论中。
Grammar Note
可数名词，常用单数形式，指一次全民公决。
Pronunciation & Spelling
Words like addendum, agendum, corrigendum rhyme with referendum (same stressed vowel /ɛ/ and following /n.dəm/). Note that memorandum (stress on /æ/) does not rhyme despite the similar spelling.
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 3，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
Learn the forms together
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