1540s, "to disown, disinherit (children)," from Latin abdicatus, past participle of abdicare "to disown, disavow, reject" (specifically abdicare magistratu "renounce office"), from ab- "away" (see ab-) + dicare "proclaim," from stem of dicere "to speak, to say" (see diction). Meaning "divest oneself of office" first recorded 1610s. Related: Abdicated; abdicating.
雙語(yǔ)例句
1. Many parents simply abdicate all responsibility for their children.
許多父母對(duì)孩子簡(jiǎn)直是完全撒手不管。
來(lái)自柯林斯例句
2. Yuan Shikai forced the emperor to abdicate and hand over power to him.
袁世凱逼迫皇帝遜位,把政權(quán)交給他.
來(lái)自《現(xiàn)代漢英綜合大詞典》
3. The old must abdicate new.
老的必須讓位于新的.
來(lái)自辭典例句
4. If the king does not abdicate, he will have to be dethroned.
如果國(guó)王自己不退位, 就必須把他趕下臺(tái).
來(lái)自互聯(lián)網(wǎng)
5. He retired and abdicate the position to a young man in summer.