the American political system [=the way the American government is officially organized, managed, etc.]美国的政治制度
The senator has changed political parties.那个参议员变换了政治党派。
Health care has become a major political issue in recent years.近年来,医疗保健已经成了一个重大的政治议题。
a political leader政治领导人
political ambition政治抱负
a group of political activists一群政治活跃分子
economic and political power经济和政治实力
political reform政治改革
We need a political solution rather than a military solution.我们需要的是政治而不是军事解决方案。
2
[more political; most political]:interested in or active in politics对政治感兴趣的;政治上活跃的
She is very political.她很热衷于政治。
3
always used before a noun:involving, concerned with, or accused of acts against a government反政府的
political prisoners [=people who are put in prison because of their political beliefs and activities]政治犯
a political crime政治犯罪
4
:relating to the things people do to gain or keep power or an advantage within a group, organization, etc.争权夺利的;政治斗争的
His promotion was entirely political. [=he was promoted because a powerful person wanted him to be promoted and not because he was qualified]他的晋升完全是政治斗争的结果。
She claims that she was fired for political reasons.她宣称自己是因为政治斗争而被辞退的。
The senator has changed political parties. Health care has become a major political issue in recent years. a group of political activists We need a political solution rather than a military solution.
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Word History
Etymology
politic or its source, Latin polīticus "of civil government, political" + -al entry 1
VERBS | ADVERBVERBS➤be與政治有關▸➤become, get變得與政治有關◇We have no intention of getting political.我們無意涉及政治。ADVERB➤highly, very政治性很強◇This whole issue has become highly political.這整個問題已經與政治高度相關。➤explicitly, overtly明確地/公開地具有政治性◇the overtly political works of Leon Golub萊昂・戈盧布明顯具有政治性的作品➤purely純粹政治性的◇the first purely political decision taken by the EU歐盟採取的第一個純粹政治性的決定➤inherently固有政治性的◇The royal family has an inherently political role.王室的政治角色是與生俱來的。