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emancipate

UK //ɪˈmænsɪpeɪt//US //ɪˈmænsəpeɪt//

词源

源自拉丁语 'emancipare',由 'e-'(出)和 'manus'(手)组成,原意为“从手中释放”,后引申为法律上的解放。

verb

❶ 解放,使摆脱束缚或控制,通常指从法律、社会或政治上的限制中获得自由。

“The new law helped to emancipate thousands of enslaved people.”

(新法律帮助解放了成千上万的被奴役者。)

“She worked hard to emancipate herself from her family's control.”

(她努力摆脱家庭的控制,争取独立。)

同义词:liberate, free, release, set free

常见短语

emancipate from — 从某种束缚或限制中解放出来,常用于描述摆脱社会、法律或个人的约束。

“The organization helps young adults emancipate from abusive households.”

(该组织帮助年轻人脱离虐待家庭,获得自由。)