Word · Frequency #23705
suffragette
妇女参政权论者
a woman who campaigned for women's right to vote, especially a militant one in Britain in the early 20th century
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n. a woman advocate of women's right to vote (especially a militant advocate in the United Kingdom at the beginning of the 20th century)
妇女参政权论者
In use
The museum has a special exhibition about the suffragettes and their fight for the vote.
My great-grandmother was a suffragette and proudly told us about the marches she joined.
The film follows a young suffragette who is arrested during a peaceful protest.
as a suffragette
suffragette 专指女性，尤指20世纪初英国主张女性选举权的激进分子。
As a suffragette, she took part in many protests.
作为一名妇女参政论者，她参加了很多抗议活动。
the suffragette movement
suffragette 在此作定语修饰 movement，表示“妇女争取选举权运动”。
Many books have been written about the suffragette movement.
许多书都是关于妇女争取选举权运动的。
suffragettes campaign for sth
动词常用 campaign for，表示“为……而斗争”。
The suffragettes campaigned for the right to vote.
妇女参政论者为获得选举权而进行运动。
Common mistakes
Many suffragette marched in the parade.Many suffragettes marched in the parade.
suffragette 是可数名词，表示多个时要用复数形式 suffragettes；汉语没有复数变化，所以学习者容易漏掉 -s。这里把 Many suffragette 改为 Many suffragettes 即可。
He became a suffragette after hearing the speech.He became a suffragist after hearing the speech.
suffragette 特指妇女（尤其英国 20 世纪初主张妇女投票权的激进分子），不能指男性；指男性主张妇女参政者应用 suffragist。把 suffragette 改成 suffragist 后语义才正确。
Connections
Collocations
- suffragette movement
- 妇女参政权运动
- The suffragette movement succeeded in gaining women the right to vote.妇女参政权运动成功为女性赢得了投票权。
- militant suffragette
- 激进的妇女参政论者
- The militant suffragette was imprisoned for breaking a window.这名激进的妇女参政论者因打破窗户而入狱。
- suffragette leader
- 妇女参政运动领袖
- Emmeline Pankhurst was a prominent suffragette leader.埃米琳·潘克赫斯特是一位杰出的妇女参政运动领袖。
- suffragette protests
- 妇女参政论者的抗议活动
- The suffragette protests drew public attention to the cause.妇女参政论者的抗议活动使公众关注这一事业。
Pop culture & quotes
- Hey man, oh leave me alone, you know, I'm a suffragette.
- 嘿，老兄，哦，别管我，你知道，我是个妇女参政权论者。
Learner notes
Memory Tip
把 suffragette 拆成 suffrage（选举权）+ ette（女性后缀），记作：为争取投票权而战斗的女性。
Context & Register
语域：neutral 常见场景：history books、museum exhibitions、articles about the women's suffrage movement suffragette 是历史性词语，通常用于谈论20世纪初英国争取妇女选举权的运动，多见于历史书籍、纪录片或学术语境中，语体比较正式中性。
Grammar Note
多指20世纪初英国为争取妇女选举权而进行激进抗争的女性；现代英语中常带历史色彩。
Pronunciation & Spelling
以上单词都以 /et/ 结尾的重读音节与 suffragette 押韵；其中 cigarette、cassette、gazette、marionette 还拼作 -ette。注意：suffrage /ˈsʌfrɪdʒ/ 拼写相近但发音不同；etiquette /ˈetɪket/ 看似有 -ette，但重音在首音节，不押韵。
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.