ELECTOR, n. One who enjoys the sacred privilege of voting for the man of another man's choice.
— Ambrose Bierce  ·  No category

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sacred ['sekrɪd] 词频2 词根: sacr
adj. 宗教的;神圣的;受崇敬的，值得崇敬的;有宗教性质的;
💡 sacr神圣+ed...的 → 神圣的
"In Africa the snake is still sacred with many tribes."
非洲许多部落仍认为蛇是不可冒犯的.
近义：holy, sacral, consecrated, divine, hallowed 反义：immoral, impious, iniquitous, irreligious, obscene, piacular
privilege ['prɪvlɪdʒ] 词频2 词根: priv
n. 特权;（因财富和社会地位而仅有部分人享有的）权益;免责特权;特殊荣幸; vt. 给与…特权，特免;
💡 privi单个+lege法律→有个人法律→特权
"Of course, no country has the privilege of fishing in our coastal water."
当然, 在我国的领海内没有一个国家有捕鱼的特权.
近义：favor, favour, odds, patent, avail, plus
elector [i'lektə] 词频4
n. 有选举权的人;选举人;总统选举人;<美>总统选举团成员;
"An elector is entitled to cast one vote for a list."
每名选民可投一票,支持一份参选名单.
近义：balloter, voter
another [ə'nʌðɚ] 词频1
adj. 又一个;再一个;另一的;其他一种; pron. 另一个，别个;再一个;
"The company has now amalgamated with another local firm."
这家公司现在已与当地一家公司合并了。
近义：other
choice [tʃɔɪs] 词频1
n. 选择;选择权;精选品;入选者; adj. 上等的，精选的;
💡 后缀:ice 构成抽象名词,表示行为,情况
"The choice of players for the team seemed completely arbitrary."
看来这个队的队员完全是随意选定的。
近义：option, pick, preference, selection, picking, avenue
voting [['votiŋ]]
n. 投票, 选举\\na. 投票的, 选举的
近义：poll, polling, query, referendum, suffrage, votation

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