enfranchise
英 [ɪnˈfræn.tʃaɪz]
美 [ɪnˈfræn.tʃaɪz]
- vt. 给予选举权；给予自治权；解放，释放
记忆方法
记忆单词“enfranchise”的方法是：联想到“en”表示使...，加上“franchise”意为特许经营权或公民权利，将这两部分结合起来，想象“enfranchise”为使某人获得特许权或公民权利的过程。这种联想可以帮助你记住这个单词的含义。
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中文词源
enfranchise 赋予选举权
en-, 进入，使。franchise, 选举权，词源同free.
英语词源
- enfranchise (v.)
- early 15c., "grant (someone) the status or privilege of citizenship, admit to membership in a town," from Old French enfranchiss-, present participle stem of enfranchir "to set or make free; grant a franchise to;" from en- "make, put in" (see en- (1)) + franc "free" (see franchise (n.)). Generally with reference to voting privileges after c. 1700. Related: Enfranchised; enfranchisement.
权威例句
- 1. The company voted to enfranchise its 120 women members.
- 公司投票决定给予其120名女职员选举权。