veto
英 ['viːtəʊ]
美 ['vito]
- n. 否決權
- vt. 否決；禁止
- vi. 否決；禁止
助記提示
1. 諧音：未投-----未投他的票，當然就是否決他啦！
2. vote是投票的意思，把o和e顛倒一下變成了veto，就是“投反對票，否決”的意思。
中文詞源
veto 否決來自拉丁語veto,我反對，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.
雙語例句
- 1. The veto has been a traditional instrument of diplomacy for centuries.
- 幾個世紀以來否決權一直是外交上慣用的手段。
來自柯林斯例句
- 2. An override of the veto appears unlikely.
- 看來推翻這項否決的可能性很小。
來自柯林斯例句
- 3. The veto was a calculated political risk.
- 這項否決是一次精心策劃的政治冒險。
來自柯林斯例句
- 4. The British government used its veto to block the proposal.
- 英國政府行使其否決權阻止了這項提案。
來自《權威詞典》
- 5. Father put a veto upon our staying out late.
- 父親不許我們在外麵逗留太晚.
來自《現代英漢綜合大詞典》