| 单词 | monarchy |
| 释义 | monarchy (mɒnəʳki ) Word forms: monarchies 1. variable noun A monarchy is a system in which a country has a monarch. ...a serious debate on the future of the monarchy. Synonyms: sovereignty, despotism, autocracy, kingship 2. countable noun A monarchy is a country that has a monarch. 3. countable noun The monarchy is used to refer to the monarch and his or her family. The monarchy has to create a balance between its public and private lives. Collocations: overthrow the monarchy The demands of protesters are modest: they seek not to overthrow the monarchy but only bring it under democratic control. Times,Sunday Times They were accused of conspiring to overthrow the monarchy by supporting anti-government protests that broke out across the kingdom earlier this year. Times, Sunday Times They demanded a constitution and a parliament with the threat of overthrowing the monarchy and establishing a republic should the prince fail to comply. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 He lived long enough to see the party that had overthrown the monarchy be dethroned themselves, and to some extent accomplishing what he failed in 1895. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Accounts released last year showed that the cost to the taxpayer of supporting the monarchy rose marginally during 2011-12. Times, Sunday Times The monarch accepts the advice of ministers and the government supports the monarchy. Times, Sunday Times Predictably, those who abhorred the ecclesiastical reforms were also those who, most doggedly, supported the monarchy. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Voters were given the choice of dropping a blue piece of paper in the ballot box if they supported the monarchy, and a red one if they supported the republic. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Translations: Chinese: 君主国 Japanese: 君主制 |
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