disfranchise

IPA/dɪsˈfræn.tʃaɪz/
IPA/dɪsˈfræn.tʃaɪz/

disfranchise — 動詞

  • disfranchisepresent simple I / you / we / they
  • disfranchises3rd person singular
  • disfranchising-ing form
  • disfranchisedpast simple

1. to officially take away a person's or group's right to vote in elections, or to

1.動詞及物C1
釋義

剝奪權利

剝奪選舉權或法律上的權利

to officially take away a person's or group's right to vote in elections, or to remove a legal privilege or entitlement that they previously had.

例句

The new voting law would disfranchise thousands of elderly residents in remote mountain villages.

這項新的投票法將剝奪數千名住在偏遠山區的老年人的投票權。

passive construction: be disfranchised by [law]

After the corruption investigation, the committee voted to disfranchise Emre from the medical association.

貪腐調查結束後，委員會投票決定將 Emre 從醫學會中除名，剝奪其會員權利。

disfranchise + from [institution/body]

常見搭配
  • disfranchise voters
  • disfranchise citizens
  • disfranchise minorities
  • disfranchise immigrants
  • disfranchise from the association
  • be disfranchised by law
同義詞
  • disenfranchise

    more common spelling; identical meaning

  • deprive

    broader in scope; requires 'of' (deprive of rights) and does not specify legal context

  • strip

    more informal and emphatic; often used in figurative sense

反義詞
  • enfranchise

    to grant voting rights or citizenship

  • empower

    to give someone the authority or power to do something

文法句型

disfranchise + object (person or group)

用法筆記

Variant spelling of 'disenfranchise'; both forms are used interchangeably, although 'disenfranchise' is more common in modern English. This sense takes a person, group, or institution as its direct object and is frequently found in legal, political, and historical contexts.

常見錯誤

The school disfranchised the student from the science fair.
The school disqualified the student from the science fair.
'disfranchise' refers to removing legal or voting rights, not temporary participation privileges.
The manager disfranchised the employee after the argument.
The manager fired the employee after the argument.
'disfranchise' is reserved for legal or civic rights, not employment status.

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常用片語

  • disfranchise on the basis of
  • disfranchise by law
  • disfranchise from the right to

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