Someone who is disenfranchised does not have rights that other people have, especially the right to vote. The word also carries a social feeling: they do not feel part of the group or of society.

Someone who is disenfranchised一個被剝奪權利disenfranchised的人 does not have rights that other people have,沒有別人都有的權利 especially the right to vote.尤其是投票權。 The word also carries a social feeling:這個字也帶有一種社會上的感覺： they do not feel part of the group or of society.他們不覺得自己是團體或社會的一份子。

News writers talk about “disenfranchised communities” and “the disenfranchised” — using the adjective as if it were a group of people.

News writers talk about新聞作者會說 "disenfranchised communities"「disenfranchised communities」（被剝奪權利的社區） and "the disenfranchised"和「the disenfranchised」（那些被剝奪權利的人） — using the adjective as if it were a group of people.──把這個形容詞當成一群人在用。

Though actually, a lawyer and a journalist do not always mean the same thing. A lawyer wants a rule that took the vote away. A journalist may call a neighbourhood disenfranchised because people there feel ignored, even if they can still mark a ballot.

Though actually,不過其實 a lawyer and a journalist律師跟記者 do not always mean the same thing.講的不一定是同一件事。 A lawyer wants律師講的是 a rule that took the vote away.有規定真的把投票權拿走了。 A journalist may call a neighbourhood disenfranchised記者可能會說一個社區是disenfranchised被邊緣化的 because people there feel ignored,因為那裡的人覺得自己被忽視 even if they can still mark a ballot.即使他們還是可以去投票。

The second use is looser and more emotional, but it is how many English speakers talk now. It is a serious, adult word; you would not use it for a child left out of a game.

The second use is looser and more emotional,第二種用法比較鬆、比較偏情感 but it is how many English speakers talk now.但現在很多英文使用者就是這樣講的。 It is a serious, adult word;這是一個嚴肅的大人用字； you would not use it for a child left out of a game.不會用在一個被排除在遊戲外的小孩身上。