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plebiscite ['plɛbɪsɪt]
n. 公民投票;[罗史]全民表决;
💡 pleb- 表一般人
"A plebiscite was taken as to whether this was a fitting punishment."
如此惩办是否妥当,还特地举行了一次公民投票.
近义：referendum
popular ['pɑpjəlɚ] 词频1 词根: popul
adj. 流行的，大众化的;民众的，大众的，公众的;通俗的，普通的，平易的;〈美俚〉自以为了不得的，骄傲的;
💡 popul人民+ar…的 → 大众的 → 流行的
"This is the most popular model in our whole range."
这是我们产品中最受欢迎的型号.
近义：appreciated, prized, regarded, respected, valued, celebrated 反义：ignored, obscure, unadmired, unbeknown, unfamiliar, unidentified
vote [vot] 词频2
v. 投票，选举;提议;投票表决;公认，由舆论决定; n. 投票，表决;投票数;投票权;决议;
💡 vot发誓+e→投票前需要发誓以示诚实→投票
"All affiliated members can vote."
所有隶属成员都有投票权。
近义：poll, ballot, elect
ascertain ['æsɚ'ten] 词频3 词根: cern
vt. 弄清，确定，查明;
💡 as一再+certain确实→确定，查明
"It can be difficult to ascertain the facts."
可能难以查明事实真相。
近义：inquire, investigate, pinpoint, prove, verify, determine
sovereign ['sɑvrən] 词频2 词根: sover
n. 君主;最高统治者;独立国;旧时价值为一镑的英国金币; adj. 独立自主的;拥有最高统治权的;至高无上的;极好的;
💡 sove=super超过+reign统治 → 超过统治 → 具有独立主权的
"For a brief time Texas was a sovereign nation."
得克萨斯一度是个主权独立的国家.
近义：king, monarch, potentate, ruler, imperial, prevailing

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