suffrage

英 [ˈsʌfrɪdʒ]

美 [ˈsʌfrɪdʒ]

n.  选举权; 投票权

复数：suffrages　

TOEFLGRETEM8法律

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 new constitution, proclaimed in1962, abolished capital punishment, provided for female suffrage, and established a Supreme Court to guarantee fundamental liberties.
  1962年，新的宪法颁布，其中废除了死刑，赋予女性选举权，并确立了最高法院具有保障基本自由的权利。
• China has indicated that it will allow universal suffrage for chief executive election in 2017.
  北京方面已暗示，将允许香港在2017年实现特首普选。
• I've elected economics this year. manhood [ woman] suffrage
  今年我选修了经济学。成年男子[妇女]选举权
• She was a strong advocate of women's suffrage.
  她是女性选举权的坚定倡导者。
• As one anti-suffrage agitator wrote in The New York Times in 1871, Suffrage!
  一个反对女性参政的煽动者，在1871年的《纽约时报》上写道：选举权！
• Universal suffrage is thus the gauge of the maturity of the working class.
  因此，普选制是测量工人阶级成熟性的标尺。
• Geographical constituency elections are held on the basis of universal suffrage.
  地方选区选举以普选方式进行。
• Suffrage was the prerogative of white adult males.
  选举权过去是白人成年男子的特权。
• The voters gave their suffrage to him.
  投票人都投票选他。
• The ultimate aim is the election of both the chief executive and the entire legislature through universal suffrage.
  最终目标是行政长官和整个立法会均透过普选产生。