vote: [15] Vote goes back ultimately to Latin vovēre ‘promise solemnly, wish for’. Its past participle was vōtus, which fed directly into English as the verb vote; the noun vote comes from the Latin derivative vōtum. The modern English meaning of the word comes from the notion of expressing one’s ‘wishes’ by means of casting a ballot. ‘Wishing, desiring’ was a secondary semantic development of the Latin verb; its original meaning, ‘promise solemnly’, is preserved in English vow [13], which comes via Anglo-Norman vou from Latin vōtum. => vow
vote (v.)
1550s, "give a vote to;" 1560s, "enact or establish by vote,"; see vote (n.). Earlier it meant "to vow" to do something (mid-15c.). Related: Voted; voting.
vote (n.)
mid-15c., "formal expression of one's wish or choice with regard to a proposal, candidate, etc.," from Latin votum "a vow, wish, promise to a god, solemn pledge, dedication," noun use of neuter of votus, past participle of vovere "to promise, dedicate" (see vow (n.)). Meaning "totality of voters of a certain class or type" is from 1888.
双语例句
1. They took a vote and decided not to do it.
他们进行了表决，决定放弃。
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2. Heck, if you don't like it, don't vote for him.
如果你不喜欢，不要投他的票不就得了。
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3. If he demands too much, the unions will vote him down.
如果他要求太多，工会就会投票撤换他。
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4. Both chambers plan to vote on that policy before January 15th.
两院都打算在1月15日前对那一政策进行投票表决。
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5. Opposition leaders had called for a boycott of the vote.