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外刊例句
- The opposition threatened to impeach her because of allegedly illegal funding arrangements for the government.
因为她涉嫌为政府非法募资,反对派威胁要以此弹劾她。
——《经济学人》 - Mr. Clinton was impeached by a Congress in which the opposition party controlled both the House and the Senate.
弹劾克林顿的是一个参众两院都由反对党把持的国会。
——《纽约时报》
基本释义
[verb] to make a formal statement saying that a public official is guilty of a serious offence in connection with their job, especially in the US
[动词] (尤指在美国)正式声明某公职人员在工作中犯有严重罪行
深入解读
impeach一次源自于古法语empêcher,和impede(阻碍)一词同源,又可再追溯到晚期拉丁语impedare(捉住),由im-加上ped(脚)表示给脚戴上镣铐。它常见的用法就是指“弹劾”,即控告公职人员犯下重大罪行。在法律上,impeach也可指“质疑”,如~ sb’s motives(质疑某人的动机)。
名人用例
I brought myself down. I impeached myself by resigning.
我自食其果。我通过辞职弹劾了自己。
出自理查德·米尔豪斯·尼克松(Richard Milhous Nixon,1913年1月9日-1994年4月22日)是美国政治家,曾于1969年至1974年担任第37任美国总统,1974年时成为美国历史上唯一一位在任期内辞职下台的总统。
快速记忆
impeach [ɪm’piːtʃ] v. 弹劾;归咎;怀疑 n. 控告,检举;弹劾;怀疑
impeach 弹劾 ←词中词→ peach 桃子
eg. The president was impeached because he stole a peach when he was young.
总统因年轻时偷过一个桃子而被弹劾了。
——摘自《快速记忆英语单词 口袋书》
常见短语
“impeach” 是一个英语单词,通常用来表示指控、弹劾、责难某人,尤指弹劾公职人员。
以下是50个包含单词“impeach”的短语,以及它们的中文解释:
- impeach a president: 弹劾总统
- impeach a leader: 控告领导人
- impeach a government official: 弹劾政府官员
- impeach a judge: 控告法官
- impeach a governor: 弹劾州长
- impeach a mayor: 控告市长
- impeach a senator: 弹劾参议员
- impeach a congressman: 控告国会议员
- impeach a cabinet member: 弹劾内阁成员
- impeach a public figure: 控告公众人物
- impeach a public servant: 弹劾公务员
- impeach a diplomat: 控告外交官员
- impeach a magistrate: 控告治安官
- impeach a police officer: 控告警察
- impeach a civil servant: 弹劾公务员
- impeach a city council member: 控告市议会成员
- impeach a state representative: 弹劾州众议员
- impeach a county official: 控告县官员
- impeach a public official: 弹劾公职人员
- impeach a department head: 控告部门负责人
- impeach a cabinet secretary: 弹劾内阁部长
- impeach a committee chairman: 控告委员会主席
- impeach a judicial officer: 弹劾司法官员
- impeach a legislator: 控告立法者
- impeach a lawmaker: 弹劾立法者
- impeach a city official: 控告市官员
- impeach a county supervisor: 弹劾县监管人员
- impeach a public representative: 控告公众代表
- impeach a councilman: 弹劾议会成员
- impeach a commissioner: 控告专员
- impeach a district attorney: 弹劾地方检察官
- impeach a state senator: 控告州参议员
- impeach a judicial nominee: 弹劾司法提名人
- impeach a municipal official: 控告市政官员
- impeach a regional director: 弹劾地区主任
- impeach a city manager: 控告市经理
- impeach a legislative leader: 弹劾立法领导
- impeach a county commissioner: 控告县委员
- impeach a public officer: 弹劾公职人员
- impeach a state governor: 控告州长
- impeach a district councilor: 弹劾地区议员
- impeach a federal official: 控告联邦官员
- impeach a congressional leader: 弹劾国会领导
- impeach a city council president: 控告市议会主席
- impeach a party chairman: 弹劾党主席
- impeach a county supervisor: 控告县监管人员
- impeach a government minister: 弹劾政府部长
- impeach a state representative: 控告州众议员
- impeach a judicial officer: 弹劾司法官员
- impeach a legislator: 控告立法者
同近义词
- charge: (of the police) to make a formal statement saying that someone is accused of a crime
- accuse: to say that someone has done something morally wrong, illegal, or unkind
- incriminate: to make someone seem guilty, especially of a crime