单词 | veto |
释义 | Word Frequency veto(ˈviːtəʊ) nounWord forms: plural -toes 1. the power to prevent legislation or action proposed by others; prohibition the presidential veto 2. the exercise of this power 3. Also called: veto message US government a document containing the reasons why a chief executive has vetoed a measure verbWord forms: -toes, -toing or -toed (transitive) 4. to refuse consent to (a proposal, esp a government bill) 5. to prohibit, ban, or forbid her parents vetoed her trip Derived forms vetoer (ˈvetoer) noun vetoless (ˈvetoless) adjective Word origin C17: from Latin: I forbid, from vetāre to forbid |
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