disenfranchise
disenfranchise 英 [ˌdɪsɪnˈfræntʃaɪz] 美 [ˌdɪsɪn'fræntʃaɪz]
vt. 剥夺…的公民权（等于disfranchise）
进行时:disenfranchising 过去式:disenfranchised 过去分词:disenfranchised 第三人称单数:disenfranchises
- Enfranchise means to give someone the right to vote. Disenfranchise means to take it away. The U.S. has a shameful history of disenfranchising African-American citizens through bogus laws and outright intimidation.
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- vt. 剥夺…的公民权（等于disfranchise）
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1. By holding the control of the education, you disenfranchise conservative Jews who are resisting this Greek influence.
通过控制教育，可以剥夺保守派的公民权,即抵制希腊影响的犹太人。
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2. You also disenfranchise African citizens, because the government is beholden to foreign donors and not accountable to its people.
同样，你也剥夺了非洲人公民的权力，因为政府只对国外捐助者表示感谢，对自己的人民却没考虑进去。
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3. There is no doubt that the real goal of the commission — its chief is a candidate on the slate led by former President George W. Bush’s old pal, Ahmed Chalabi — was to disenfranchise Sunnis.
毫无疑问该委员会——它的主席是受前总统乔治布什的老朋友艾哈迈德沙拉领导的候选人——真正的目的是剥夺逊尼派的选举权。
- disenfranchise (v.) "deprive of civil or electoral privileges," 1640s, from dis- + enfranchise. Earlier form was disfranchise (mid-15c.). Related: Disenfranchised; disenfranchisement.
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