- 1使民主化（口語也常直接說「民主化」）
To democratize something is to change the way it is organized so that it is more democratic — more people share power, and fewer decisions belong to one ruler, one boss, or a closed group. You can democratize a government after a war, or a company, a political party, even a club. The thing you democratize is the system, not usually a single person.
To democratize something使某件事 democratize is to change the way it is organized是改變它組織運作的方式 so that it is more democratic讓它變得更民主 more people share power讓更多人分享權力 and fewer decisions belong to one ruler, one boss, or a closed group而不是由一個統治者、一個老闆或一個封閉小圈子來決定 You can democratize a government after a war你可以在戰後把一個政府民主化 or a company或是一間公司 a political party一個政黨 even a club甚至一個社團 The thing you democratize is the system你要民主化的是「制度」 not usually a single person通常不是某一個人
Though actually, this -ize verb is easy to use as a promise. Someone may say they will democratize while keeping the real power behind the scenes. Check what changed, not only what was said.
Though actually不過事實上 this -ize verb is easy to use as a promise這個 -ize 動詞很容易被拿來當成一種口頭承諾 Someone may say they will democratize有人可能會說他們會把它民主化 while keeping the real power behind the scenes卻把真正的權力留在幕後 Check what changed要看的是實際上改變了什麼 not only what was said而不只是嘴上說了什麼
It is a formal verb; you meet it in news and essays more than at the dinner table. British spelling is often democratise.
It is a formal verb這是個正式的動詞 you meet it in news and essays你會在新聞和文章裡遇到它 more than at the dinner table而不是在餐桌上的閒聊裡 British spelling is often democratise英式拼法通常寫成 democratise
core核心畫面
組成From French démocratiser. By surface analysis: democratic + -ize. -ize makes a verb meaning “make into” or “make more like.”
同家族的字
- democraticthe adjective; -ize turns that idea into a verb
- democracythe system you are trying to make something more like
- democratizationthe noun for the process of democratizing
- democrata person who supports democracy; same root
原始詞典資料2 筆記錄
以下是外部詞典記錄的用法，摘錄並精簡格式，我們還沒有寫成教學內容。上面的說明才是我們自己寫的；有些用法可能上面已經講過了。
democratizeverb/dɪˈmɒkɹətaɪz/
- 1
To make democratic.
- Three distinct patterns within this wave are clear: Democratic backsliding in some traditionally stable democracies; significant reversals and often breakdown of democracy in countries that successfully democratized during the late 20th and early 21st centuries; and deepening of autocracy in already autocratic states. […] The number of autocratizing countries (red line) increases from the mid-1990s-early 2000s, to surpass the number of democratizing countries in 2012. […] Montenegro started to democratize with the 2020 elections ending nearly three decades of rule by the Democratic Party of Socialists of Montenegro (DPS).
- 2
To broaden access to (something), especially for the sake of egalitarianism.
摘錄自 英文維基詞典 English Wiktionary，已精簡格式；依 CC BY-SA 4.0 授權使用，改動後的內容同樣以此授權提供。