have a veto over sth
over 后接被否决的事物,如法律、政策或任命。
The president has a veto over legislation passed by Congress.
总统对国会通过的法案拥有否决权。
否决权
vetoes — plural of veto
否决;否决投票;禁止;拒绝;否定;排除假阳性的机制(科学实验);一种政治权利,可以否决(并因此阻止)决策、法律等的过程。;阻止决策的投票
The power or right to reject a decision or proposed law, especially the right of a president or governor to refuse to approve a bill passed by the legislature.
一种政治权利,可以否决(并因此阻止)决策、法律等的过程。
A political right to disapprove of (and thereby stop) the process of a decision, a law etc.
阻止决策的投票
a vote that blocks a decision
这种权利的行使。
An invocation of that right.
禁止或否决提议或计划的权力或权利(尤其是行政长官否决立法机关通过的法案的权力)
the power or right to prohibit or reject a proposed or intended act (especially the power of a chief executive to reject a bill passed by the legislature)
权威性的禁止或否定;禁止;禁令。
An authoritative prohibition or negative; a forbidding; an interdiction.
在科学实验中用于排除本来会构成假阳性的技术或机制。
A technique or mechanism for discarding what would otherwise constitute a false positive in a scientific experiment.
The president has the power of veto over all new legislation.
总统对所有新立法都拥有否决权。
用法提示:此处veto为名词,表示否决权。
The board's veto stopped the plan from going ahead.
董事会的否决阻止了该计划继续进行。
用法提示:此处veto为名词,指否决行为。
A single veto from any permanent member can block a Security Council resolution.
任何一个常任理事国的一张否决票都能阻止安理会决议。
用法提示:此处veto为名词,指否决投票。
over 后接被否决的事物,如法律、政策或任命。
The president has a veto over legislation passed by Congress.
总统对国会通过的法案拥有否决权。
The mayor used his veto to block the new tax.
市长行使否决权,阻止了这项新税。
Several members called for a veto on further spending.
几名成员呼吁对进一步的开支予以否决。
Congress voted to override the president's veto.
国会投票推翻总统的否决。
较通用,不强调正式的法定权力;可用于日常拒绝,也可用于正式驳回,但缺少 veto 的宪法赋予性。
侧重个人意愿上的不愿接受,语气主观,不如 veto 具有制度性。
强调通过法律或规则明确不允许,不一定需要投票程序;veto 是特定决策程序中的否决权。
只表达否定态度,并不必然导致行动被阻止;而 veto 会实际阻止决策通过。
grammar · medium
易错句子The president exercised veto over the new law.
正确表达The president exercised a veto over the new law.
veto 作名词时是可数名词,单数形式前必须有限定词(a/an/the/my 等)。汉语中“行使否决权”不需要冠词,容易迁移成零冠词;此处特指一次否决行为,用不定冠词 a 即可。
grammar · medium
易错句子The council made a veto over the plan.
正确表达The council exercised a veto over the plan.
英语中与 veto 搭配的动词是 exercise(或 use、cast),表示“行使否决权”,不能用泛义动词 make。汉语说“作出否决/进行否决”,学生常把“作出”直译成 make,形成中式搭配。
grammar · medium
易错句子The president used his vote to block the new law.
正确表达The president used his veto to block the new law.
veto 指“否决权”,即阻止法案或决定生效的权力;vote 指“投票、表决”,是投票行为本身。总统阻止法案靠的是否决权而非投票,且两词拼写相近,汉语“投票/否决”也易混,因此需按词义区分。
针对“否决(权)”这一名词义项;指同意或批准某项决定。
针对“否决(权)”这一名词义项;尤指对法案、条约的正式批准。
针对“否决(权)”这一名词义项;指官方许可或认可。
针对“否决(权)”这一名词义项;指公开表示同意或支持。
针对“否决(权)”这一名词义项;指正式同意。
否决权
The president has veto power over legislation.
总统对立法拥有否决权。
行使否决权
The committee decided to exercise its veto on the proposal.
委员会决定对该提案行使否决权。
推翻否决
Congress can override a veto with a two-thirds majority vote.
国会可以三分之二多数票推翻否决。
总统否决
The bill became law despite the presidential veto.
尽管总统否决,该法案还是成为了法律。
在总统制国家,总统常拥有对议会议案的否决权(veto)。
待审议的立法草案,是行使否决权(veto)时针对的对象。
立法机关通过法案后,行政首长可用否决权(veto)加以阻止。
立法机关可用特定多数票推翻否决(veto),是紧随其后的程序。
宪法通常规定谁享有否决权(veto)及其行使条件。
对……拥有否决权
The committee has a veto over any new spending.
委员会对任何新开支都拥有否决权。
行使否决权
The president exercised his veto to reject the trade agreement.
总统行使否决权,拒绝了这项贸易协定。
搁置否决(总统不签署法案使其自动失效)
The governor's refusal to sign the bill was a pocket veto, so it never became law.
州长拒绝签署该法案属于搁置否决,因此该法案从未成为法律。
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