英:['æbdɪkəbl]
美:['æbdɪkəbl]
英:['æbdɪkəbl]
美:['æbdɪkəbl]
verb
intransitive verb
to renounce a throne, high office, dignity, or function
The king was forced to abdicate.
transitive verb
to relinquish (something, such as sovereign power) formally
abdicate a throne
to cast off : discard
abdicate a responsibility
borrowed from Latin abdicātus, past participle of abdicāre, "to resign, renounce, withdraw," from ab- ab- + -dicāre, ablaut derivative of dīc- (going back to *deik-) in dīcere "to speak, state" — more at diction
The first known use of abdicate was in 1548
abductverb
to carry (a person) off by force
to draw (a part of the body) away from a middle plane or line that divides the body or a bodily part into right and left halves
abdomennoun
the part of the body between the chest and the hips
the body cavity containing the chief digestive organs called alsoabdominal cavity
the hind portion of the body behind the thorax in an arthropod see insect illustration
abdicateverb
to formally give up sovereign power, office, or responsibility
abdicateverb
to formally give up sovereign power, office, or responsibility
abdicateverb
to formally give up sovereign power, office, or responsibility
1 From Seasons 3 and 4, Colman’s queen encourages her to abdicate, recognizing her tiredness and the sacrifices of a service life.
2 The ProPublica investigation further found that some districts in Illinois have abdicated their own responsibility to monitor students’ education and welfare.
1 放弃
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