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suffrage for [group]
suffrage 后可接 for 说明权利适用的群体。
The activists campaigned for suffrage for all citizens.
活动人士为所有公民的选举权而奔走。
选举权；投票权；参政权
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选举权；投票权；参政权
the right to vote in political elections
The activists campaigned for suffrage for all citizens.
活动人士为所有公民的选举权而奔走。
投票或表达意见、参与决策的权利,尤指民主选举中的投票权。
The right or chance to vote, express an opinion, or participate in a decision, especially in a democratic election.
美国宪法第15修正案保障的法律权利；第19修正案保障妇女的权利
a legal right guaranteed by the 15th amendment to the US Constitution; guaranteed to women by the 19th amendment
就特定问题进行的投票。
A vote in deciding a particular question.
祈祷,例如为已故信徒所作的祈祷。
A prayer, for example a prayer offered for the faithful dead.
The new law guaranteed suffrage to all adult citizens.
新法律保障了所有成年公民的选举权。
She devoted her life to the fight for women's suffrage.
她毕生致力于争取女性选举权的斗争。
In a democracy, suffrage is a fundamental right.
在民主国家，选举权是一项基本权利。
suffrage 后可接 for 说明权利适用的群体。
The activists campaigned for suffrage for all citizens.
活动人士为所有公民的选举权而奔走。
extend ... to ... 表示将选举权延及某群体，常用于描述政治改革。
The reform extended suffrage to every adult over 21.
这项改革把选举权扩大到所有年满21岁的成年人。
grant 后接人再加 suffrage，为双宾语结构。
The new constitution granted women suffrage.
新宪法赋予妇女选举权。
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Women fought to suffrage in the early 20th century.
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Women fought to vote in the early 20th century.
suffrage 是名词，意为“选举权”，不能用作动词；表达“投票”这一动作时应用动词 vote。这里不定式 to vote 作目的状语。
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The war caused much suffrage and pain.
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The war caused much suffering and pain.
suffrage 指选举权、投票权，不表示“苦难、痛苦”；表达“苦难”应用名词 suffering，二者拼写和含义不同。
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Women suffrage was achieved in many countries in the 1900s.
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Women's suffrage was achieved in many countries in the 1900s.
suffrage 是妇女所拥有的权利，需要用名词所有格 women's 来修饰，不能直接用名词 women 作定语。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
普选权
Universal suffrage was introduced in the country in 1948.
这个国家于1948年实行了普选。
妇女选举权
The campaign for women's suffrage lasted many years.
争取妇女选举权的运动持续了多年。
选举权运动
Her book focuses on the suffrage movement in Britain.
她的书着重讲述了英国的选举权运动。
赋予……选举权
The new constitution granted suffrage to all citizens over 18.
新宪法赋予所有年满18岁的公民选举权。
为选举权而斗争
Thousands of women fought for suffrage in the early 20th century.
20世纪初，成千上万的妇女为选举权而斗争。
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联想拼写：suffrage 里藏着 rage（愤怒），先辈为选举权愤怒抗争。
语域：formal 常见场景：政治与法律文献、历史讨论、新闻报道 suffrage 通常是比较正式的词，多用于政治、法律或历史语境，指选举权或投票权；日常对话中更常用 the right to vote。
No common word rhymes exactly with 'suffrage' /ˈsʌfrɪdʒ/. 'Roughage' /ˈrʌfɪdʒ/ shares the stressed vowel and the /ɪdʒ/ ending but not the /r/; 'courage' /ˈkʌrɪdʒ/ shares the vowel and /rɪdʒ/ but not the /f/; 'garage' /ɡəˈrɑːʒ/ has the same '-age' spelling but a very different pronunciation; 'suffix' /ˈsʌfɪks/ and 'suffer' /ˈsʌfər/ match the initial /sʌf/ but diverge afterwards; 'suffragette' /ˌsʌfrəˈdʒɛt/ is a derivative with a different ending accent. Beware of spelling-based pronunciation guesses.
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