republican
英 [rɪ'pʌblɪk(ə)n]
美 [rɪ'pʌblɪkən]
- adj. 共和國的；共和政體的；共和主義的；擁護共和政體的
- n. 共和主義者
中文詞源
republican 共和主義者來自 republic,共和。
英文詞源
- republican (adj.)
- 1712, "belonging to a republic, of the nature of a republic, consonant to the principles of a republic," from republic + -an. The French republican calendar was in use from Nov. 26, 1793 to Dec. 31, 1805.
- republican (n.)
- "one who favors a republic or republican principles" (or, as Johnson puts it, "One who thinks a commonwealth without monarchy the best government"), 1690s; see from republican (adj.). With capital R-, in reference to a member of a specific U.S. political party (the Anti-Federalists) from 1782, though this was not the ancestor of the modern U.S. Republican Party, which dates from 1854.
雙語例句
- 1. Amy's own Republican sympathies strengthened as the days passed.
- 埃米個人對共和黨的支持與日俱增。
來自柯林斯例句
- 2. "I'll get the Republican nomination," he assured me. "It's in the bag."
- “我會得到共和黨提名的，”他向我保證，“這是十拿九穩的事。”
來自柯林斯例句
- 3. Republican strategists are taking particular aim at Democratic senators.
- 共和黨的戰略家正尖銳地攻擊民主黨的參議員。
來自柯林斯例句
- 4. Republican leaders called him a disgrace to the party.
- 共和黨領導人稱他是全黨的恥辱。
來自柯林斯例句
- 5. Yet it is feared the Republican leadership could split over the agreement.
- 但有人擔心，共和黨的領導層可能會在該協議上出現意見分歧。
來自柯林斯例句