英语词汇“abdication crisis”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

abdication crisis n. the constitutional crisis which culminated in the abdication of Edward VIII from the throne of the United Kingdom in 1936, as a result of his determination to marry Wallis Simpson, an American woman who had divorced her first husband and was about to divorce her second.The marriage was opposed by the British government, as well as representatives of the dominions of the British Empire, reflecting public opinion and strong opposition from the Church of England. It was believed that the King's marriage to a divorcee would be incompatible with his role as the head of the Church of England.

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1936 Oelwein (Iowa) Daily Reg. 12 Dec. 1/4 There were cheers as Prime Minister Stanley Baldwin, the squarebuilt Worchester [sic] squire, hero of the abdication crisis, and other cabinet ministers arrived.

1962 M. Craton Hist. Bahamas xxi. 274 Perhaps embittered by his treatment in some quarters during and after the abdication crisis, the Duke did not relish criticism in the local press.

1994 A. Roberts Eminent Churchillians (1995) ii. 58 For all his much-vaunted friendship with the Prince of Wales, Mountbatten found that discretion was the better part of valour during the Abdication crisis.

单词	abdication crisis
释义	> as lemmas abdication crisis abdication crisis n. the constitutional crisis which culminated in the abdication of Edward VIII from the throne of the United Kingdom in 1936, as a result of his determination to marry Wallis Simpson, an American woman who had divorced her first husband and was about to divorce her second.The marriage was opposed by the British government, as well as representatives of the dominions of the British Empire, reflecting public opinion and strong opposition from the Church of England. It was believed that the King's marriage to a divorcee would be incompatible with his role as the head of the Church of England. ΚΠ 1936 Oelwein (Iowa) Daily Reg. 12 Dec. 1/4 There were cheers as Prime Minister Stanley Baldwin, the squarebuilt Worchester [sic] squire, hero of the abdication crisis, and other cabinet ministers arrived. 1962 M. Craton Hist. Bahamas xxi. 274 Perhaps embittered by his treatment in some quarters during and after the abdication crisis, the Duke did not relish criticism in the local press. 1994 A. Roberts Eminent Churchillians (1995) ii. 58 For all his much-vaunted friendship with the Prince of Wales, Mountbatten found that discretion was the better part of valour during the Abdication crisis. extracted from abdicationn. < as lemmas
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