gerontocracy 英 [ˌdʒerənˈtɒkrəsi]   美 [ˌdʒerənˈtɑkrəsi]

gerontocracy

gerontocracy  英 [ˌdʒerənˈtɒkrəsi] 美 [ˌdʒerənˈtɑkrəsi]

n. 老人政治;老人政府 

名词复数:gerontocracies 

But by picking Mr Tanigaki over younger guns with ambitions to shake up the party’s gerontocracy, the LDP shows that its eyes are still fixed on the past—and has not learned many lessons from defeat. 选择谷垣而非其他年轻候选人,显示自民党仍着眼过去,未能吸取失败的教训。 年轻的候选人心怀壮志,企图撼动该党的老人统治。

  • A gerontocracy is a society governed by old people. You might see a gerontocracy in a tribe where elders are esteemed for the perspective and wisdom they have acquired.
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  • n. 老人政治;老人政府
  • 1. But by picking Mr Tanigaki over younger guns with ambitions to shake up the party’s gerontocracy, the LDP shows that its eyes are still fixed on the past—and has not learned many lessons from defeat.

    选择谷垣而非其他年轻候选人,显示自民党仍着眼过去,未能吸取失败的教训。 年轻的候选人心怀壮志,企图撼动该党的老人统治。

  • gerontocracy (n.) "rule by old men," 1830, a Latinized compound of Greek stem of geron (genitive gerontos) "old man" (from PIE root *gere- (1) "to grow old") + kratia "rule" (see -cracy). Related: Gerontocratic.
ger·on·toc·racy / ˌdʒerənˈtɒkrəsi ; NAmE ˌdʒerənˈtɑːkrəsi / noun ( plural ger·on·toc·racies ) [countable ,  uncountable ] a state, society, or group governed by old people; government by old people 老人统治的国家(或社会、组织);老人统治 ger·on·to·crat·ic / dʒəˌrɒntəˈkrætɪk ; NAmE dʒəˌrɑːntəˈkrætɪk / adjective gerontocracy gerontocracies ger·on·toc·racy / ˌdʒerənˈtɒkrəsi ; NAmE ˌdʒerənˈtɑːkrəsi / ger·on·to·crat·ic / dʒəˌrɒntəˈkrætɪk ; NAmE dʒəˌrɑːntəˈkrætɪk /
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