suffrage

'sʌfridʒ

托福GRE

n a legal right guaranteed by the 15th amendment to the US Constitution; guaranteed to women by the 19th amendment

n. 投票, 选举权, 参政权, 代祷
[法] 选举权, 投票权, 参政权

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使用频率

suffrage 由前缀 suf-（表示“在下面”）和词根 fragi（来源于拉丁语 fragere，意为“破坏”）组成。可以理解为“在下面的权利”，即投票权。

例句

1. Women fought hard for their right to suffrage.

女性为争取投票权而奋斗不息。

2. The suffrage movement changed the course of history.

选举权运动改变了历史的进程。

3. Many countries have granted suffrage to all citizens.

许多国家已赋予所有公民投票权。