democracy
英 [dɪ'mɒkrəsɪ]
美[də'mɑkrəsi]
- n. 民主，民主主义；民主政治
词态变化
复数: democracies;
中文词源
democracy 民主制
demo-, 人民。-cracy, 管理，统治。
英英释意
- 1. the political orientation of those who favor government by the people or by their elected representatives
- 2. a political system in which the supreme power lies in a body of citizens who can elect people to represent them
- 3. the doctrine that the numerical majority of an organized group can make decisions binding on the whole group
英文词源
- democracy
- democracy: [16] Democracy means literally ‘government by the populace at large’. It comes via Old French democratie and medieval Latin dēmocratia from Greek dēmokratíā, a compound formed from demos ‘people’ and -kratíā ‘rule’, a derivative of the noun krátos ‘power, authority’, which has contributed a number of terms for types of government to English.
The original meaning of Greek demos was ‘district, land’, but eventually it came to denote the people living in such a district, particularly the ordinary people considered as a social class participating in government – hence democracy. The derivative democrat [18] was coined in French at the time of the Revolution.
=> epidemic - democracy (n.)
- 1570s, from Middle French démocratie (14c.), from Medieval Latin democratia (13c.), from Greek demokratia "popular government," from demos "common people," originally "district" (see demotic), + kratos "rule, strength" (see -cracy).
Democracy implies that the man must take the responsibility for choosing his rulers and representatives, and for the maintenance of his own 'rights' against the possible and probable encroachments of the government which he has sanctioned to act for him in public matters. [Ezra Pound, "ABC of Economics," 1933]
考试真题
- Implicitly or explicitly, American fashion addressed a democracy, whereas traditional Paris-based fashion was prescriptive and imposed on women, willing or not.
出自-2017年6月阅读原文
- It seems very good for Harvard to honor such a high profile popularizer of the irrational…… at a time when political and religious nonsense so jeopardize the rule of reason in this allegedly enlightened democracy and around the world.
出自-2014年6月阅读原文
- After World War Ⅱ, the academic world turned with new enthusiasm to humanistic studies, which seemed to many scholars the best way to ensure the survival of democracy.
出自-2010年12月阅读原文
- “The Heart of the Matter,” the just-released report by the American Academy of Arts and Sciences ( ' , AAAS), deserves praise for affirming the importance of the humanities and social sciences to the prosperity and security of liberal democracy in America.
出自-2014年考研阅读原文
- "The Heart of the Matter," the just-released report by the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, deserves praise for affirming the importance of the humanities and social sciences to the prosperity and security of liberal democracy in America.
2014年考研真题（英语一）阅读理解 Section Ⅱ
- In a direct democracy, citizens take turns governing themselves, rather than electing representatives to govern for them.
2010年考研真题（英语二）阅读理解 Section Ⅱ
- The jury is also said to be the best surviving example of direct rather than representative democracy.
2010年考研真题（英语二）阅读理解 Section Ⅱ
实用场景例句
- the fight for justice and democracy
- 为正义和民主的斗争
牛津词典
- parliamentary democracy
- 议会民主
牛津词典
- the principles of democracy
- 民主原则
牛津词典
- Western democracies
- 西方民主国家
牛津词典
- I thought we were supposed to be living in a democracy.
- 我还以为我们应该是生活在一个民主国家里。
牛津词典
- ...the spread of democracy in Eastern Europe.
- 民主制度在东欧的传播
柯林斯高阶英语词典
- ...the pro-democracy movement.
- 亲民主运动
柯林斯高阶英语词典
- The new democracies face tough challenges.
- 这些新兴的民主国家面临着严峻挑战。
柯林斯高阶英语词典
- ...the union's emphasis on industrial democracy.
- 该工会对工业民主的强调
柯林斯高阶英语词典
- Conclusion: Local application of the compound chitosan pellicle can promote skin nicer healing.
- 结论: 局部应用复方壳聚糖膜剂对家兔皮肤溃疡愈合有促进作用.
期刊摘选
- Progress toward democracy has to be made in steps , rather than a sudden leap.
- 必须逐步地实行民主化, 不可操之过急.
《简明英汉词典》
- We tore from them the mask of democracy.
- 我们撕下了他们民主的假面具.
《现代汉英综合大词典》
- He portrayed himself as a champion for democracy.
- 他把自己描绘成民主斗士.
《简明英汉词典》
- He was cynical that any good could come of democracy.
- 他不相信民主会带来什么好处.
《简明英汉词典》
- In cities people talked about science and democracy, but feudalism flourished on the land.
- 在城里,人们高谈科学和民主, 可是在农村,封建主义仍然在泛滥.
《简明英汉词典》
- Professor Baker is unacquainted with the idea of representative democracy.
- 贝克教授并不熟悉“代议制民主”这一思想。
柯林斯例句
- The person who embodies democracy at the local level is the mayor.
- 在地方上代表民主的人是市长。
柯林斯例句
- By common consent this election constituted a historic step on the road to democracy.
- 普遍认为这次选举是迈上民主之路的历史性一步。
柯林斯例句
- The term "industrial democracy" is often used as a synonym for worker participation.
- “工业民主”这个词常被用作“工人参与”的同义词。
柯林斯例句
- Many Croats and Slovenes saw independence as the fast track to democracy.
- 很多克罗地亚人和斯洛文尼亚人把独立看作通往民主的捷径。
柯林斯例句
- You can't expect not to have a debate; that's what comes with the territory in a democracy.
- 不要指望不会发生辩论，那在民主社会已成为必然。
柯林斯例句
- Democracy survived the Civil War and the developing industrial leviathan and struggled on into the twentieth century.
- 民主经历了内战和庞大工业体系的逐渐兴起仍然幸存了下来，并且艰难挺进了20世纪。
柯林斯例句
- The House of Lords is the only bulwark of democracy in this country.
- 在这个国家，上议院是唯一的民主堡垒。
柯林斯例句
- That would not be a good advertisement for Hungary's emerging democracy.
- 那并不能有效地体现匈牙利新兴的民主意识。
柯林斯例句
- Political hopes for a swift and smooth transition to democracy have been dashed.
- 迅速而顺利地过渡到民主体制的政治希望破灭了。
柯林斯例句
- Democracy responds and adjusts to the will of the people.
- 民主响应并顺应人民的意志。
柯林斯例句
- Democracy might elevate the common man to a position of political superiority.
- 民主也许能提升普通人的政治地位，让他们产生优越感。
柯林斯例句