enfranchise
英 [?n'fr?n(t)?a?z; en-]
美[?n'fr?nt?a?z]
- vt. 給予選舉權(quán)；給予自治權(quán)；解放，釋放
詞態(tài)變化
第三人稱單數(shù):?enfranchises;過(guò)去式:?enfranchised;過(guò)去分詞:?enfranchised;現(xiàn)在分詞:?enfranchising;名詞:?enfranchisement;
中文詞源
enfranchise 賦予選舉權(quán)
en-, 進(jìn)入，使。franchise, 選舉權(quán)，詞源同free.
英文詞源
- enfranchise (v.)
- early 15c., "grant (someone) the status or privilege of citizenship, admit to membership in a town," from Old French enfranchiss-, present participle stem of enfranchir "to set or make free; grant a franchise to;" from en- "make, put in" (see en- (1)) + franc "free" (see franchise (n.)). Generally with reference to voting privileges after c. 1700. Related: Enfranchised; enfranchisement.
雙語(yǔ)例句
- 1. The company voted to enfranchise its 120 women members.
- 公司投票決定給予其120名女職員選舉權(quán)。
來(lái)自柯林斯例句