英语单词

plutocracy是什么意思

plutocracy

英[pluː'tɒkrəsɪ] |美[plu'tɑkrəsi]
    n.富豪统治,财阀统治;富豪[财阀]统治集团,富豪,财阀
日语:金権政治 法语:ploutocratie 德语:Plutokratie 韩语:재벌 俄语:plutocracia

牛津词典

noun

  1. 富豪统治;财阀当政
    government by the richest people of a country
    1. 富豪统治的国家
      a country governed by the richest people in it


      中文词源

      plutocracy 财阀统治

      pluto-,财富,-cracy,统治,词源同democracy.



      双语例句

      1. Financial, not moral, considerations will prevail in a plutocracy.
        在富豪当政的国家里,人们见利忘义。
      2. In an age of plutocracy, what could be more fitting than a dynastic contest for the White House?
        在一个富豪统治时代,白宫宝座的角逐在两个政治王朝之间展开,还有比这更搭的组合吗?
      3. It's time we put an end to plutocracy.
        到了该终结财阀统治的时候了。
      4. Further, it will hasten the demise of China's remaining state-owned industries and the creation of a plutocracy. The agricultural surplus was taken over almost in its entirety by the ruler.
        再者,该法将催促中国剩余的国有资产缩水,催生财阀阶层。剩余农产品几乎全被统治者囊括一空。
      5. If only millionaires can afford to run for office, we shall quickly become a plutocracy.
        如果只有大富豪才负担得起公职的竞选,我们将很快变成富豪政治。
      6. Where by design or accident, Britain has chosen to be the service center for the global plutocracy.
        不知是出于精心策划还是纯属偶然,英国已经成为了全球财阀们的服务中心。


      语源

      mid 17th cent.: from Greek ploutokratia, from ploutoswealth + kratosstrength, authority


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