electorate
UK/i'lektәrit/US
GREB2
释义
n.
All the people in a country or area who are entitled to vote.
全体选民；选区。
词根拆分
词根派生elect出自，前任
+
-or挑选 / 收集 / 阅读
+
-ate做...的人，施事者
=electorate
elector（选举人）+ -ate（集体）= 全体选举人合在一起，即全体选民。
例句
- 1.
The party lost touch with its core electorate.
该党与其核心选民群体脱节了。
- 2.
A large part of the electorate stayed home on polling day.
很大一部分选民在投票日没有出门。