referendum

.refә'rendәm

雅思 Collins 3

n. a legislative act is referred for final approval to a popular vote by the electorate

n. （就重大政治或社会问题进行的）全民公决，全民投票

Collins 星级

4,445

BNC 频率

6,758

使用频率

referendum 可以拆解为 refer-（指，提到）和 -endum（结果，结束）。可以理解为“提到结果的事”，即公民投票的结果。

例句

1. The country held a referendum to decide on the new constitution.

该国举行了一次公投以决定新宪法。

2. Many citizens participated in the referendum to express their opinions.

许多公民参加了公投以表达他们的意见。

3. The results of the referendum will be announced next week.

公投的结果将在下周公布。