| 释义 |
republic/riˈpʌblik/n. 1 a state in which supreme power is held by the people or their elected representatives or by an elected or nominated president, not by a monarch etc. 共和国 2 a society with equality between its members (成员享有平等权利的)团体，界 the literary republic 文学界 [French république from Latin respublica, from res ‘concern’ + publicus PUBLIC] |