veto
英 ['viːtəʊ]
美 ['vito]
- n. 否决权
- vt. 否决；禁止
- vi. 否决；禁止
助记提示
1. 谐音：未投-----未投他的票，当然就是否决他啦！
2. vote是投票的意思，把o和e颠倒一下变成了veto，就是“投反对票，否决”的意思。
中文词源
veto 否决来自拉丁语veto,我反对，我禁止。
英文词源
- 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.
双语例句
- 1. The veto has been a traditional instrument of diplomacy for centuries.
- 几个世纪以来否决权一直是外交上惯用的手段。
来自柯林斯例句
- 2. An override of the veto appears unlikely.
- 看来推翻这项否决的可能性很小。
来自柯林斯例句
- 3. The veto was a calculated political risk.
- 这项否决是一次精心策划的政治冒险。
来自柯林斯例句
- 4. The British government used its veto to block the proposal.
- 英国政府行使其否决权阻止了这项提案。
来自《权威词典》
- 5. Father put a veto upon our staying out late.
- 父亲不许我们在外面逗留太晚.
来自《现代英汉综合大词典》