REFERENDUM, n. A law for submission of proposed legislation to a popular vote to learn the nonsensus of public opinion.

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referendum [,rɛfə'rɛndəm] 词频5 词根: fer
n. 公民投票;外交官请示书;全民公决;请示书;
💡 re再次+fer带来,拿来+endum表名词→提出候选人→公民投票选举
"Ireland decided to hold a referendum on divorce."
爱尔兰决定就离婚问题进行全民投票。
近义:plebiscite, poll, polling, query, suffrage, votation
legislation [,lɛdʒɪs'leʃən] 词频2 词根: leg
n. 立法,制定法律;法律,法规;
💡 legis法律+lat=late使之成...+ion名词后缀 → 使之成法律 → 立法
"The new government set about dismantling their predecessors'legislation."
新政府正着手废除其前任所制定的法律.
近义:regulations, rules, rulings, constitution
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
public ['pʌblɪk] 词频1 词根: popul
adj. 公众的,公共的;公开的;政府的;人人知道的,知名的; n. 大众;社会;公共场所;(文学家等的)爱读者;
💡 publ人民+ic...的 → 公开的,公众的
"The public are requested not to throw waste paper in the park."
公众被要求不得在公园里乱扔废纸.
近义:assistance, attendance, audience, turnout, concurrence, concurrency 反义:participator, plaintiff, sharer, actor, inside, noteworthy
opinion [ə'pɪnjən] 词频1 词根: 选择
n. 意见,主张;评价;鉴定,判定;
💡 opin- 表”假设,想,判断”
"The general opinion is that the conference was a success."
普遍认为这次会议是成功的。
近义:judgement, judgment, notion, persuasion, sentiment, tenet

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