1540s, "to disown, disinherit (children)," from Latin abdicatus, past participle of abdicare "to disown, disavow, reject" (specifically abdicare magistratu "renounce office"), from ab- "away" (see ab-) + dicare "proclaim," from stem of dicere "to speak, to say" (see diction). Meaning "divest oneself of office" first recorded 1610s. Related: Abdicated; abdicating.
雙語例句
1. Many parents simply abdicate all responsibility for their children.
許多父母對孩子簡直是完全撒手不管。
來自柯林斯例句
2. Yuan Shikai forced the emperor to abdicate and hand over power to him.
袁世凱逼迫皇帝遜位,把政權交給他.
來自《現代漢英綜合大詞典》
3. The old must abdicate new.
老的必須讓位于新的.
來自辭典例句
4. If the king does not abdicate, he will have to be dethroned.
如果國王自己不退位, 就必須把他趕下臺.
來自互聯網
5. He retired and abdicate the position to a young man in summer.