suffrage

英 [ˈsʌfrɪdʒ]

美 [ˈsʌfrɪdʒ]

n.  选举权; 投票权

复数：suffrages　

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BNC.10761 / COCA.16498

牛津词典

noun

• 选举权；投票权
  the right to vote in political elections
  1. universal suffrage (= the right of all adults to vote)
     普选权
  2. women's suffrage
     妇女的选举权

柯林斯词典

• N-UNCOUNT 选举权;投票权
  Suffrageis the right of people to vote for a government or national leader.
  1. He was an advocate of universal suffrage as a basis for social equality.
     他提倡普选权，认为这是社会公平的基础。
  2. ...the women's suffrage movement.
     争取妇女选举权的运动

英英释义

noun

• a legal right guaranteed by the 15th amendment to the US Constitution
  1. American women got the vote in 1920
  Synonym:right to votevote

双语例句

• A man of renowned power or authority. suffrage was the prerogative of white adult males.
  王握有权柄或有权威的男子选举权过去是白人成年男子的特权。
• It is elected by universal suffrage according to a system of proportional representation to multi-member constituencies.
  它是由按照一定选区一定比例的原则普选产生的。
• He was an advocate of universal suffrage as a basis for social equality.
  他提倡普选权，认为这是社会公平的基础。
• When was universal suffrage introduced in your country?
  你们国家是什么时候开始赋予公民普选权的？
• Women had to fight for their suffrage.
  妇女须为享有选举权而斗争。
• There is no sign of a major change in beijing's stance over universal suffrage.
  没有迹象显示中央政府对普选的立场有重大改变。
• Suffrage was the prerogative of white adult males.
  选举权过去是白人成年男子的特权。
• The president is elected directly by adult suffrage.
  总统是直接通过成年人普选产生的。
• We have spent enough time and effort over the past two years on the question of universal suffrage and we should refocus and redeploy our time and energy on other matters, he said.
  梁振英表示：过去两年，我们已在普选的问题上花费了足够多的时间和精力。我们应该将时间和精力重新聚焦和部署到其他事务上。
• People have been demanding a legislature chosen by universal suffrage.
  民众要求立法机关通过普选的方式选出。