enfranchise

IPA/ɪnˈfræntʃaɪz/
KK[ɪnfrˈæntʃˌaɪz]IPA/ɪnˈfræntʃaɪz/

enfranchise — 動詞

  • enfranchisepresent simple I / you / we / they
  • enfranchiseshe / she / it
  • enfranchisedpast simple
  • enfranchising-ing form

1. to legally allow a person or a community to vote in political elections

1.動詞及物C1
釋義

賦予投票權

給予個人或群體投票選舉的權利

to legally allow a person or a community to vote in political elections

例句

The 1920 constitutional amendment enfranchised women across the entire country.

1920 年的憲法修正案賦予了全美國女性投票權。

passive: be enfranchised by [law/amendment]

Nia felt proud when her nation finally enfranchised all citizens over the age of eighteen.

Nia 在她的國家終於賦予十八歲以上公民投票權時，感到十分驕傲。

常見搭配
  • enfranchise citizens
  • enfranchise women
  • enfranchise minorities
  • enfranchise the population
同義詞
  • give the vote to

    less formal, more common in everyday political discussion

  • grant suffrage to

    slightly more formal, centred on the right to vote

  • empower

    broader meaning — includes but is not limited to voting rights

反義詞
  • disenfranchise

    the direct opposite — to take away voting rights

  • exclude

    broader — to keep someone out of a process, not specifically voting

文法句型

enfranchise + person/group

be enfranchised by [law/amendment]

用法筆記

Often used in the passive voice (e.g., were enfranchised by the constitutional amendment). The subject is typically a law, a government, or a political reform. The object is always a person or group, never an election or a vote.

常見錯誤

The reform enfranchised voting to all adults.
The reform enfranchised all adults.
enfranchise already includes the idea of voting; do not add voting as a separate object.
The president enfranchised the election.
The president enfranchised the citizens.
the object of enfranchise must be the people who receive voting rights, not the election itself.

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常用片語

  • the right to vote
  • universal suffrage
  • voting rights

介系詞搭配

  • enfranchise in (elections)
  • enfranchise through (legislation)