veto
- n. 否決權(quán)
- vt. 否決;禁止
- vi. 否決;禁止
詞態(tài)變化
助記提示
2. vote是投票的意思,把o和e顛倒一下變成了veto,就是“投反對(duì)票,否決”的意思。
中文詞源
來(lái)自拉丁語(yǔ)veto,我反對(duì),我禁止。
英文詞源
- veto
- veto: [17] Latin vetō meant ‘I forbid’ (it was the first person present singular of vetāre ‘forbid’, a verb of uncertain origin which may be related to Welsh gwadu ‘deny’). It was used in the Roman senate by tribunes of the people as a formula for objecting to proposals, and it was originally introduced into English as part of the terminology of parliamentary procedure.
- veto (n.)
- 1620s, from Latin veto, literally "I forbid," first person singular present indicative of vetare "forbid, prohibit, oppose, hinder," of unknown origin. In ancient Rome, the "technical term for protest interposed by a tribune of the people against any measure of the Senate or of the magistrates" [Lewis].
- veto (v.)
- 1706, from veto (n.). Related: Vetoed; vetoing.
雙語(yǔ)例句
- 1. The veto has been a traditional instrument of diplomacy for centuries.
- 幾個(gè)世紀(jì)以來(lái)否決權(quán)一直是外交上慣用的手段。
來(lái)自柯林斯例句
- 2. An override of the veto appears unlikely.
- 看來(lái)推翻這項(xiàng)否決的可能性很小。
來(lái)自柯林斯例句
- 3. The veto was a calculated political risk.
- 這項(xiàng)否決是一次精心策劃的政治冒險(xiǎn)。
來(lái)自柯林斯例句
- 4. The British government used its veto to block the proposal.
- 英國(guó)政府行使其否決權(quán)阻止了這項(xiàng)提案。
來(lái)自《權(quán)威詞典》
- 5. Father put a veto upon our staying out late.
- 父親不許我們?cè)谕饷娑毫籼?
來(lái)自《現(xiàn)代英漢綜合大詞典》