emancipation
英 [ɪ,mænsɪ'peɪʃ(ə)n]
美 [ɪ,mænsə'peʃən]
助記提示
1、e- / ex- "out, away" + man- "hand" + cip- + -ation.
2、字麵含義：out or away from the hand who takes. => 引申為：解放；釋放。
3、也即：free from the hands who takes.
英文詞源
- emancipation (n.)
- 1630s, "a setting free," from French émancipation, from Latin emancipationem (nominative emancipatio), noun of action from past participle stem of emancipare (see emancipate). In modern use especially of the freeing of a minor from parental control. Specifically with reference to U.S. slavery from 1785 (the Emancipation Proclamation was issued July 22, 1862, effective Jan. 1, 1863). In Britain, with reference to easing of restrictions on Catholics, etc.
雙語例句
- 1. We must arouse them to fight for their own emancipation.
- 我們必須喚起他們為其自身的解放而鬥爭.
來自《簡明英漢詞典》
- 2. They rejoiced over their own emancipation.
- 他們為自己的解放感到歡欣鼓舞.
來自《簡明英漢詞典》
- 3. The world identifies Lincoln with emancipation.
- 全世界把林肯與解放黑奴聯係在一起.
來自《簡明英漢詞典》
- 4. At that time, complete emancipation of women had not worked out in actual practice.
- 那時候, 婦女的徹底解放在實踐上還做不到.
來自《簡明英漢詞典》
- 5. Their aim is to help the working people in their struggle for emancipation.
- 他們的目的是幫助勞動人民爭取解放.
來自《簡明英漢詞典》