republic

英 [rɪ'pʌblɪk] 美 [rɪ'pʌblɪk]

• n. 共和国；共和政体

双解释义

n. (名词)

1. [C]共和国,共和政体

   (country with a) system of government in which supreme power is held not by a monarch but by the people, with an elected President

英英释义

Noun:

1. a political system in which the supreme power lies in a body of citizens who can elect people to represent them

2. a form of government whose head of state is not a monarch;

   "the head of state in a republic is usually a president"
   

例句

用作名词 (n.)

1. He was one of the architects of the republic.
   他是这个共和国的缔造者之一。
2. Back to our Republic of Singapore.
   回到我们新加坡共和国。
3. In what ways is a republic more desirable than a principality?
   共和政体为何比君主政体更令人向往？
4. In a republic, that paradise of debility, the politician is a petty tyrant who obeys the laws.
   在一个共和政体，那是衰弱者的天堂，政治家是一个服从法律的小暴君。

常见句型

用作名词 (n.)

1. The king abdicated from his throne, and the country became a republic.
   国王逊位,于是那个国家成了共和国。
2. Many countries are willing to recognize the new republic.
   许多国家都愿意承认这个新的共和国。
3. War was impending over the young republic.
   战争正在逼近这个年轻的共和国。
4. Andora is a small mountain republic between France and Spain.
   安道尔是一个位于法国和西班牙之间的小山地共和国。
5. This system of popular education is one of the great achievements of the Republic.
   这一普及教育的制度是共和国的伟大成就之一。
6. The People's Republic of China was founded in 1949.
   中华人民共和国是在1949年成立的。
7. The People's Republic of China is called PRC for short.
   中华人民共和国简称PRC。
8. The 1st Republic lasted from 1789—1804, the 2nd Republic from 1848—1852, the 3rd Republic from 1871—1940, the 4th Republic from 1947—1958, and the 5th Republic from 1958 until the present day.
   第一共和从1789年至1804年; 第二共和从1848年至1852年; 第三共和从1871年至1940年; 第四共和从1947年至1958年; 第五共和从1958年迄今。
9. Most of the countries in the world are republics.
   世界上大多数国家是共和政体。
10. Lu Hsun attained a high position in the republic of letters.
    鲁迅在文坛上获得崇高的地位。

经典引文

• The distracted and faction ridden Republic of France.

  出自：Pall Mall Gazette

• During the first few years of the Republic.

  出自：New Yorker

词汇搭配

用作名词 (n.)

动词+～

• establish a republic 建立共和国

形容词+～

• constitutional republic 立宪共和国
• the Fifth R- (法国的)第五共和国

名词+～

• banana republic 香蕉共和国
• the People's R- 人民共和国

～+介词

• the republic of letters 文学界

词语用法

n. (名词)

1. republic的意思是“共和国,共和政体”,引申可用于其成员享有平等的权利的团体。
2. the Republic有时可特指法国五共和时期之一。

近反义词

【近义词】

• commonwealth 联合体
• democracy 民主国家

【反义词】

• monarchy 君主政体