abdicate
Significado: To formally renounce a throne, high office, or position of authority; more broadly, to fail to fulfil a duty or responsibility.
While abdicate is most closely associated with monarchs giving up the throne, it is widely used figuratively to describe any abandonment of responsibility. Phrases like 'abdicate responsibility' and 'abdicate one's duty' are common in journalism and political commentary. The figurative sense carries a tone of moral criticism.
Ejemplos
- Edward VIII abdicated the throne in 1936 in order to marry Wallis Simpson, an American divorcee. 爱德华八世于1936年退位,以便迎娶美国离异女性沃利斯·辛普森。Eduardo VIII abdicó del trono en 1936 para casarse con Wallis Simpson, una divorciada estadounidense.エドワード8世は1936年、アメリカ人の離婚経験者ウォリス・シンプソンとの結婚のために退位した。에드워드 8세는 1936년 미국인 이혼녀 월리스 심프슨과 결혼하기 위해 왕위에서 퇴위했다.
- Critics accused the regulator of abdicating its responsibility to protect consumers from predatory lending practices. 批评者指责监管机构放弃了保护消费者免受掠夺性贷款行为侵害的责任。Los críticos acusaron al regulador de abdicar de su responsabilidad de proteger a los consumidores frente a prácticas crediticias abusivas.批評家たちは、規制当局が略奪的な融資慣行から消費者を保護する責任を放棄したと非難した。비평가들은 규제 당국이 약탈적 대출 관행으로부터 소비자를 보호할 책임을 방기했다고 비난했다.
- By refusing to intervene, the government effectively abdicated its duty of care to the most vulnerable members of society. 政府拒绝干预,实际上是放弃了对社会最弱势群体的关怀义务。Al negarse a intervenir, el gobierno abdicó de hecho de su deber de protección hacia los miembros más vulnerables de la sociedad.介入を拒否することで、政府は事実上、社会で最も脆弱な人々に対する保護義務を放棄した。개입을 거부함으로써 정부는 사실상 사회에서 가장 취약한 구성원에 대한 보호 의무를 방기한 셈이었다.
Pronunciación
Guía de uso
Contexto: politics, journalism, history
Tono: neutral
Origen e historia
From Latin abdicare (to disown, renounce), from ab- (away) + dicare (to proclaim). Entered English in the mid-16th century.
Contexto cultural
Era: Modern
Generation: All ages
Social background: Universal
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