veto
veto 英 [ˈvi:təʊ] 美 [ˈvitoʊ]
n. 否决权 v. 否决；禁止
进行时:vetoing 过去式:vetoed 过去分词:vetoed 第三人称单数:vetoes 名词复数:vetoes
- A veto is a no vote that blocks a decision. The President can veto some bills that pass his desk.
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- n. 否决权
- v. 否决；禁止
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1. The British government used its veto to block the proposal.
英国政府行使其否决权阻止了这项提案。
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2. to have the power of veto, to have the right of veto
有否决权
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3. the use of the presidential veto
总统否决权的行使
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4. For months there was a veto on employing new staff.
有好几个月禁止雇用新职员。
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5. I wanted to go camping but the others quickly vetoed that idea.
我想去野营，但这个想法很快遭到了其他人的反对。
- veto (n.) 1620s, from Latin veto, literally "I forbid," first person singular present indicative of vetare "forbid, prohibit, oppose, hinder," of unknown origin. In ancient Rome, the "technical term for protest interposed by a tribune of the people against any measure of the Senate or of the magistrates" [Lewis].
- veto (v.) 1706, from veto (n.). Related: Vetoed; vetoing.
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