veto
/ˈviːtəʊ/ (bre, ipa) · /ˈviːtəʊ/ (ame, ipa) · /ˈvē-(ˌ)tō/ (ame, mw) · /ˈviː.təʊ/ (bre, ipa) · /ˈviː.t̬oʊ/ (ame, ipa)
veto — 名詞
- vetosingular
- vetoesplural
1. the formal authority that one person or group holds to stop a proposed law, deci
否決權
正式阻止提案通過的官方權力
the formal authority that one person or group holds to stop a proposed law, decision, or plan from going ahead, even if others have already agreed to it
The five permanent members of the UN Security Council each hold a veto over resolutions.
聯合國安理會五個常任理事國對決議都握有否決權。
hold a veto over [something]
Yael argued that the school board should not have a veto over teachers' lesson plans.
Yael 主張學校董事會不應該對老師的教案有否決權。
have a veto over [something]
The mayor lost his power of veto after the new city charter was approved last year.
去年新市政憲章通過後，市長就失去了他的否決權。
Parents in the village still claim a veto on what is taught at the local primary school.
村裡的家長至今仍主張對當地小學的教學內容握有否決權。
Under the old rules, any single member state could exercise the right of veto.
在舊規則下，任何一個成員國都可以行使否決權。
- right of refusal
neutral synonym; emphasises the right rather than the power to block
- blocking power
informal; useful for describing minority shareholders or coalition partners
- approval
the positive counterpart — the authority to allow rather than block
文法句型
have/hold a veto over [something]
the right of veto
用法筆記
Subject is usually an official body or office-holder (a president, council member, parent, board). Distinguish from sense 2: this is the standing authority itself, not a single occasion of using it.
常見錯誤
2. a single occasion when somebody with the power to do so officially blocks a part
否決
一次具體行使否決權的舉動
a single occasion when somebody with the power to do so officially blocks a particular law, decision, or proposal, for example by casting a vote against it
Russia cast a veto on the ceasefire resolution at the United Nations last Friday.
上週五，俄羅斯在聯合國對停火決議投下了否決票。
cast a veto on [something]
Daichi was furious when his father issued a flat veto on the family trip to Korea.
當父親斷然否決全家去韓國旅行的計畫時，Daichi 氣壞了。
issue a veto on [something]
The committee's veto of the new stadium plan surprised many local residents.
委員會對新體育館計畫的否決讓許多當地居民感到意外。
Walid said the manager's veto on overtime had cost the team several wins.
Walid 說經理對加班的否決害球隊輸了好幾場比賽。
There have been only three presidential vetoes of major spending bills this decade.
這十年來，總統對重大支出法案只動用過三次否決。
- assent
formal agreement to a proposal
文法句型
a veto on [something]
use/exercise/cast a veto
用法筆記
Countable and pluralises as 'vetoes'. Distinguish from sense 1 by asking whether you can count the occasions: if yes (one veto last week, three vetoes this year), this is sense 2.
常見錯誤
veto — 動詞
- vetopresent simple I / you / we / they
- vetoes3rd person singular
- vetoing-ing form
- vetoedpast simple
1. if a person or body with the right authority vetoes a plan, law, or suggestion,
否決；駁回
正式阻止某項法案或計畫通過
if a person or body with the right authority vetoes a plan, law, or suggestion, they officially stop it from going ahead, even when others want it
The governor vetoed the new gun bill before it could reach her desk for signing.
州長在新槍枝法案送到她桌上簽署之前就將它否決了。
veto [a bill]
Linh's grandmother vetoed the family plan to sell the old farmhouse in Hue.
Linh 的奶奶否決了家裡要賣掉順化老農舍的計畫。
veto [somebody's] plan
China vetoed the proposed sanctions during the council vote on Tuesday morning.
週二上午的理事會表決中，中國否決了那項擬議的制裁案。
Jabari's idea for a school dance was vetoed by the principal at the planning meeting.
在規劃會議上，Jabari 提議辦校園舞會的點子被校長駁回了。
Andrei tried to invite his cousin to dinner, but his wife vetoed the suggestion at once.
Andrei 想邀表弟來吃晚餐，但他太太當場就否決了這個提議。
文法句型
veto [something]
veto [somebody]'s [proposal/plan]
用法筆記
Subject must have real authority over the object (a head of state over a bill, a parent over a family decision, a senior partner over a project). It is also common in informal extension — a spouse or friend who 'vetoes' a plan is jokingly granted the same blocking power.