referendum
核心词议：

速记方法
速记技巧 词源记忆法 来自拉丁语referendum，参考对象，来自referre，拿回，参考，词源同refer.-end，动名词后缀，-um，中性格。后引申词义全民公决。

知识扩展

词语辨析
election vote poll referendum straw poll ballot show of hands These are all words for an event in which people choose a representative or decide sth by voting. 以上各词均表示选举或投票表决。 election an occasion on which people officially choose a political representative or government by voting 指选举、推选，尤指政治选举： Who did you vote for in the last election? 上次选举中你把票投给了谁？ vote an occasion on which a group of people vote for sb/sth 指投票、选举、表决： They took a vote on who should go first. 他们以投票方式决定谁先走。 poll ( journalism ) the process of voting in an election （新闻）指选举投票、计票： They suffered a defeat at the polls . 他们在投票选举中惨遭失败。 referendum an occasion on which all the adults in a country can vote on a particular issue 指全民投票、全民公决 straw poll an occasion on which a number of people are asked in an informal way to give their opinion about sth 指非正式民意测验： I took a quick straw poll among my colleagues to see how many agreed. 我在同事中很快做了一个民意测验看有多少人赞同。 ballot the system of voting by marking an election paper, especially in secret; an occasion on which a vote is held 尤指无记名投票选举、投票表决： The leader will be chosen by secret ballot. 领导者将通过无记名投票选举产生。 注释 Ballot is usually used about a vote within an organization rather than an occasion on which the public vote. ballot通常用于机构内部的选举，而非公众的投票选举。 show of hands an occasion on which a group of people vote on sth by raising their hands 指举手表决 常用搭配 a national / local / federal / democratic / free / fair election / vote / poll / referendum / ballot a presidential / parliamentary / congressional / council election / poll to conduct a(n) election / vote / poll / referendum / straw poll / ballot to have a(n) election / vote / poll / referendum / straw poll / ballot / show of hands to hold a(n) election / vote / poll / referendum / st

中文词源： referendum 全民公决 来自拉丁语 referendum,参考对象，来自 referre,拿回，参考，词源同 refer.-end,动名词后缀， -um,中性格。后引申词义全民公决。 referendum
精选例句

常见考点例句：

Needless to say , the referendum was not received with much enthusiasm on the continent , and understandably so .

毫无疑问，公投在欧洲大陆并未引发多大的热情，这一点可以理解。

Ironically , prime minister 's cameron 's referendum initiative links the two in an ultimately incompatible fashion .

具有讽刺意味的是，卡梅伦首相公投计划以水火不容的方式将这两者结合在了一起。

But the president 's referendum idea is equally cock-eyed .

但总统公投的想法是同样愚蠢的。

His referendum now seems unlikely to take place .

但他的公民投票现在似乎无法举行了。

But this change must be put to the people in a referendum .

但是这次改革必须在全民投票时提交到人民面前。