To disenfranchise someone is to take away rights they had — most often the right to vote. The old opposite is enfranchise: to give that right. If a law once let a group vote and a later law stops them, the later law disenfranchises them.

to disenfranchise someonedisenfranchise一個人 is指的是 to take away rights they had把他原本擁有的權利拿走 most often the right to vote最常見的是投票權。 the old opposite舊時代的反義詞 is是 enfranchiseenfranchise: to give that right給予這個權利。 if a law once let a group vote如果一項法律曾經讓某個群體可以投票 and and a later law stops them後來另一項法律又不讓他們投票 the later law那後面這項法律 disenfranchises them就是disenfranchise了他們。

You will meet this in news, history, and law, not in everyday chat; it sounds formal and a little cold, like a document talking.

you你 will meet this會遇到這個字 in news, history, and law在新聞、歷史和法律裡 not not in everyday chat日常閒聊會用的; it它 sounds formal and a little cold聽起來很正式、有點冷 like a document talking像公文在說話。

Though actually, writers stretch it. A paper may say poor people are disenfranchised even when they still have a vote on paper, because the system is hard to use, or nobody in power listens.

though actually不過其實 writers作家 stretch it會把這個字的意思拉寬。 a paper一篇文章 may say可能會說 poor people窮人 are disenfranchised被disenfranchise了 even when they still have a vote on paper即使他們名義上還有投票權 because因為 the system is hard to use這個制度很難用 or or nobody in power listens掌權的人根本不聽他們的。

The tidy dictionary picture is “the right was taken away.” The looser picture is “pushed out of power.” Both are real; the second is more feeling than law. People also use it for other civic rights, not only voting, but voting is the sense that made the word famous.

the tidy dictionary picture字典裡整齊的畫面 is是 "the right was taken away"『權利被拿走了』。 the looser picture比較鬆散的畫面 is是 "pushed out of power"『被排擠出權力之外』。 both這兩種 are real都是真的; the second第二種 is more feeling than law比較是感受，不是法律。 people大家 also也 use it for other civic rights會把它用在其他公民權利上 not only voting不只是投票 but but voting投票 is the sense that made the word famous正是讓這個字出名的意思。