relinquish
v.放棄(resign, yield, abandon, cede, waive)
The king was forced by the scandal to relinquish his throne to which he had been elected.
國王因丑聞被迫讓出當選的王位。
administer
vt.管理(govern, supervise)
The personnel director administers the attendance policy.
人事主管負責管理考勤制度。
administration
n.行政(management)
Lisa is involved in administration at the company she works for.
莉薩在她工作的公司里負責管理。
institute
vt.建立(establish, set up, start)
The village instituted a welfare system on their own.
這個村莊建立了自己的福利制度。
inaugurate
vt.舉行就職典禮(initiate)
The administer inaugurated a president and the president made an inauguration speech.
總統宣誓就職,發表了就職演說。
amendment
n.修正案
The 19th Amendment to the Constitution gave women the right to vote.
憲法第19條修正案賦予了婦女投票的權利。
alteration
n.變更,改造(change)
colonize
vt.拓殖,殖民
monarchy
n.君主政體,君主政治;君主國
Britain is a monarchy.
英國是一個君主立憲制國家。
dominion
n.主權,領土;統治權
The government claims dominion over the resources of the marginal sea.
政府聲稱對邊緣海的資源擁有統治權。
anarchism
n.無政府主義
mayhem
n.極端混亂狀態(chaos)
doctrine
n.主義(principle)
How are the doctrines of the two churches different?
這兩個教會的教義有什么不同?
dogma
n.教條(creed)
The dogmas of the quiet past are inadequate to the stormy present.
平靜過去的教條對于風雨飄搖的現狀來說是不夠的。