Elector
[ɪ'lektə] or [ɪ'lɛktɚ]
解釋/意思:
(noun.) any of the German princes who were entitled to vote in the election of new emperor of the Holy Roman Empire.
校對:特伦斯--From WordNet
解釋/意思:
(n.) One who elects, or has the right of choice; a person who is entitled to take part in an election, or to give his vote in favor of a candidate for office.
(n.) Hence, specifically, in any country, a person legally qualified to vote.
(n.) In the old German empire, one of the princes entitled to choose the emperor.
(n.) One of the persons chosen, by vote of the people in the United States, to elect the President and Vice President.
(a.) Pertaining to an election or to electors.
艾利森手打
同義詞及近義詞:
n. Voter, constituent.
卡拉校對
娱乐性解釋/意思:
n. One who enjoys the sacred privilege of voting for the man of another man's choice.
卡特編輯
例句/造句/用法:
- Some sort of claim could be made out for the Elector of Hanover, who became King of England as George I (1714-27). 赫伯特·喬治·威爾斯. 世界史綱.
- Rawlins, an elector on the Douglas ticket. 尤利西斯·格蘭特. U.S.格蘭特的個人回憶錄.
- The capture of Mainz in 1462 by the Elector Adolphus of Nassau gave the secrets of the printing press to the civilized world. 魯伯特·薩金特·荷蘭. 歷史性發明.
- The Elector Adolphus of Nassau invited him to enter his service as one of his gentlemen pensioners, and paid him a generous salary. 魯伯特·薩金特·荷蘭. 歷史性發明.
- Many of the German princes, and especially the Elector of Saxony, sided with the reformer. 赫伯特·喬治·威爾斯. 世界史綱.
- He was also a candidate for elector on the Douglas ticket. 尤利西斯·格蘭特. U.S.格蘭特的個人回憶錄.
- It is disgraceful to the electors. 查理斯·狄更斯. 荒涼山莊.
- Gentlemen--Electors of Middlemarch! 喬治·艾略特. 米德爾馬契.
- There were electors on horseback and electors afoot. 查理斯·狄更斯. 匹克威克外傳.
- Brother electors of the borough of Eatanswill. 查理斯·狄更斯. 匹克威克外傳.
- It was necessary to follow up our nomination, and to persuade Raymond to present himself to the electors on the following evening. 瑪麗·雪萊. 最後一個人.
- A small body of electors remained unpolled on the very last day. 查理斯·狄更斯. 匹克威克外傳.
杰夫編輯