- 1nB2
/ˈdeməkræt/
Someone who believes in democracy, or who works to make a country more democratic.
民主主義者;擁護民主的人
複數 democrats
核心畫面
You can picture a democrat as someone who trusts the people to decide together — who believes power should rise from the crowd's own vote, not sit in one ruler's hands. Give them a country, and they push it toward everyone having a say.
可以想成:democrat 是一個相信「事情該由眾人一起決定」的人——在他眼裡,權力該從人民的選票裡長出來,而不是握…更多收起
可以想成:democrat 是一個相信「事情該由眾人一起決定」的人——在他眼裡,權力該從人民的選票裡長出來,而不是握在單一統治者手中。把一個國家交給他,他會往「人人都有發言權」的方向推。原始詞典資料7 筆記錄
以下是外部詞典記錄的用法,原文照列,我們還沒有寫成教學內容。上面的說明才是我們自己寫的;有些用法可能上面已經講過了。
Democratnoun
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governmentpoliticsA member or supporter of a democratic party.
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governmentpoliticsA member or supporter of the Democratic Party in the United States.
- At one point in the debate, the moderator asked a tough question that had the candidates stumped. Moderator: "This question is for both of the candidates. Those ever-important independent voters who haven’t decided who to vote for would like to know what the real differences between you two are." Gore: "I think the real difference between Governor Bush and I is that he is in fact a Republican, and I am currently a Democrat." Moderator: "That doesn’t really answer the question, I am talking about issues." Bush: "No, he is right. I am a Republican, and he is a Democrat."
- “Over the years, Democrats and Republicans have had policy differences, but this is way more than a policy difference. This is them dismantling government without the consent of the people,” Bonamici said. “This is not normal. Nothing feels normal right now.” […] A video filmed and shared on the social media site Bluesky by Florida Congressman Maxwell Frost, also a Democrat, shows Hairfield outside the building and several officers from the federal Department of Homeland Security behind the doors, labeled “All Access Entrance.”
Democratadj
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derogatorygovernmentpoliticsOf or belonging to the Democratic Party in the United States.
democratnoun/ˈdɛməkɹæt/
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A supporter of democracy; an advocate of democratic politics (originally (historical) as opposed to the aristocrats in Revolutionary France).
- The democrats now have majority control in almost all areas except the Islands District Council, where they won seven seats, and the pro-Beijing camp obtained 11 seats.
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Someone who rules a representative democracy.
- Democrats have to please a large segment of the voting public and will be punished if they fail to provide public goods […] . In the case of autocrats, however, they have to please a small minority of the governing power elite […] who will punish them if they fail to dedicate the public purse to their private enrichment.
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historicalA large light uncovered wagon with two or more seats.
資料來源:英文維基詞典 English Wiktionary(CC BY-SA 4.0)。 原文照列,未經改寫。