enfranchise
英 [ɪn'fræn(t)ʃaɪz; en-]
美[ɪn'fræntʃaɪz]
中文词源
enfranchise 赋予选举权en-, 进入，使。franchise, 选举权，词源同free.
词态变化
第三人称单数: enfranchises;过去式: enfranchised;过去分词: enfranchised;现在分词: enfranchising;名词: enfranchisement;
英文词源
- 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.
双语例句
- 1. The company voted to enfranchise its 120 women members.
- 公司投票决定给予其120名女职员选举权。
来自柯林斯例句
英英释意
- 1. grant freedom to; as from slavery or servitude;
- "Slaves were enfranchised in the mid-19th century"
- 2. grant voting rights
实用场景例句
- The company voted to enfranchise its 120 women members.
- 公司投票决定给予其120名女职员选举权。
柯林斯例句
