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democracies

/dɪˈmɒkrəsiz/ /dəˈmɒkrəsiz/

Meanings
noun

民主，民主政体

Rule by the people, especially as a form of government; either directly or through elected representatives (representative democracy).

Examples :

"Many modern countries are democracies, where citizens vote for their leaders. "
许多现代国家都是民主政体，公民通过投票选举自己的领导人。
politics government state

Related Words

Illustration jurisdiction

jurisdiction noun

/d͡ʒɔːɹɪsˈdɪkʃən/ /d͡ʒɝɪsˈdɪkʃən/

管辖权，司法权

"The school principal has jurisdiction over student behavior during lunch breaks. "

学校校长有权管辖午休期间学生的行为。

Illustration sentence

sentence noun

[ˈsɛntn̩t͡s]

判决，宣判

"The court returned a sentence of guilt in the first charge, but innocence in the second."

法庭对第一项指控宣判有罪，但对第二项指控宣判无罪。

Illustration representative

representative noun

/ˌɹɛpɹɪˈzɛnt(ət)ɪv/

代表，代理人。

"The student council chose a representative to speak at the school assembly. "

学生会选出了一名代表在学校集会上发言。

Illustration democracy

democracy noun

/dɪˈmɒkɹəsi/ /dɪˈmɑkɹəsi/

民主，民主主义。

"Our school's student council is a form of democracy, allowing students to elect representatives to make decisions about school events. "

我们学校的学生会是一种民主形式，它允许学生们选举代表来决定学校活动相关事宜。

Illustration countries

countries noun

/ˈkʌntɹiz/

地区，区域

"The rolling hills and quaint villages are typical features of the countries surrounding Oxford. "

牛津周边地区的丘陵起伏和古朴村庄是其典型的特征。

Illustration especially

especially adverb

/əˈspɛʃ(ə)li/

特别，尤其。

"My sister is very helpful, especially when it comes to organizing things. "

我妹妹很乐于助人，尤其是在整理东西方面。

Illustration government

government noun

/ˈɡʌvə(n)mənt/ /ˈɡʌvɚ(n)mənt/

政府，政权

"The government decided to raise taxes to fund new schools. "

政府决定提高税收，用以资助新建学校。

Illustration representatives

representatives noun

/ˌɹɛpɹɪˈzɛntətɪvz/

代表，代表们，代表委员

"The students elected Sarah and Michael as their representatives to the school board. "

学生们选举了莎拉和迈克尔作为他们的代表参加学校董事会。

Illustration directly

directly adverb

/daɪˈɹɛk(t)li/

直接地，径直地

"The path from the school to my house goes directly through the park. "

从学校到我家的小路直接穿过公园。

Illustration citizens

citizens noun

/ˈsɪt.ɪ.zənz/

居民，公民。

"The citizens of our town voted for a new mayor in the election. "

我们镇上的居民/公民在选举中投票选出了一位新市长。

Illustration participate

participate verb

/pɑːˈtɪsɪpeɪt/

参加，参与.

"My brother will participate in the school's fundraising walk. "

我弟弟会参加学校的慈善步行筹款活动。

Illustration political

political noun

/pəˈlɪtɪkəl/

政客，政治人物

"The school's political represented the students' concerns to the principal. "

学校的政客向校长反映了学生的担忧。