veto

英['viːtəʊ] 美['vito]
  • n. 否决权
  • vt. 否决;禁止
  • vi. 否决;禁止

词态变化


复数: vetoes;第三人称单数: vetoes;过去式: vetoed;现在分词: vetoing;

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》