每日一词【578】referendum：全民公决

今天我们要学的词是referendum。 Referendum, 是全民公决的意思。纽约市长布隆伯格希望能竞选连任第三届市长，但是目前的规定是，市长最多只能连任两届。 "A recent poll showed that 89 % of voters say that a referendum should decide the issue," 最近的一项民意调查显示，89%的选民表示，这个问题应该由全民公决投票决定。 "Bolivia's ruling party and opposition¹ agreed to call a referendum on a new Constitution," 玻利维亚执政党和反对派达成协议，决定就新宪法举行全民公决。好的，今天我们学习的词是referendum...

1 opposition   

n.反对，敌对

参考例句：

• The party leader is facing opposition in his own backyard.该党领袖在自己的党內遇到了反对。
• The police tried to break down the prisoner's opposition.警察设法制住了那个囚犯的反抗。