referendum
英[,ref?'rend?m]
美[,r?f?'r?nd?m]
- n. 公民投票權；外交官請示書
詞態變化
復數:?referenda;?referendums;
中文詞源
referendum 全民公決
來自拉丁語 referendum,參考對象，來自 referre,拿回，參考，詞源同 refer.-end,動名詞后綴， -um,中性格。后引申詞義全民公決。
英文詞源
- referendum (n.)
- 1847, "a submitting of a question to the voters as a whole" (originally chiefly in reference to Switzerland), from French or German, from Latin referendum "that which must be referred," literally "thing brought back," neuter gerundive of referre "to bring or take back" (see refer). As a gerundive, it has no plural in Latin; referendums is preferred in English.
雙語例句
- 1. Estonia said it too planned to hold a referendum on independence.
- 愛沙尼亞稱其也計劃就獨立問題進行全民公決。
來自柯林斯例句
- 2. President Kaunda fulfilled his promise of announcing a date for the referendum.
- 卡翁達總統兌現了他的承諾，宣布了全民公決的日期。
來自柯林斯例句
- 3. A referendum showed beyond doubt that voters wanted independence.
- 全民公決無疑顯示選民支持獨立。
來自柯林斯例句
- 4. Parliament has bowed to the demand for a referendum next year.
- 議會在人們的要求下已同意在明年舉行全民公投。
來自柯林斯例句
- 5. A referendum next year would coincide explosively with the election campaign.
- 明年的全民公決將和競選活動同時進行，屆時局勢會十分緊張。
來自柯林斯例句