Abdicate

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[编辑] 解释

v.让位, 辞职, 放弃
［英］ v.让位, ( to give up a throne or authority) 辞职, 放弃 (to cast off)
［记］ ab+dic ( 说话, 命令) +ate -> 不再命令 -> 退位;
［同］派生词: abdication ( n. 退位) , abdicator ( n. 退位者) 同根词: dictator ( 命令者, 独裁者) ; indicate ( 表示, 暗示)

verb (-cated; -cating)

Etymology: Latin abdicatus, past participle of abdicare, from ab- + dicare to proclaim — more at diction
Date: 1541
transitive verb
- 1. to cast off ; discard
- 2. to relinquish (as sovereign power) formally
intransitive verb
- to renounce a throne, high office, dignity, or function
• abdicable adjective
• abdication noun
• abdicator noun
Synonyms:
- abdicate, renounce, resign mean to give up a position with no possibility of resuming it. abdicate implies a giving up of sovereign power or sometimes an evading of responsibility such as that of a parent <abdicated the throne>. renounce may replace it but often implies additionally a sacrifice for a greater end <renounced her inheritance by marrying a commoner>. resign applies to the giving up of an unexpired office or trust <resigned from the board>.

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