ballot英语原文释义、词形变化、词源和词汇关系

英文释义

名词 n.

A small ball placed in a container to cast a vote; now, by extension, a piece of paper or card used for this purpose, or some other means used to signify a vote.

— Imagine if the outcome in Michigan is close, and 75% of Biden supporters vote absentee, yet 10% or more of those ballots are rejected.
The process of voting, especially in secret; a round of voting.

— July 1836, A. B. (initials of author), London and Westminster Review Article XI, Bribery and Intimidation at Elections the insufficiency of the ballot
The total of all the votes cast in an election.
A list of candidates running for office; a ticket. US

动词 v.

To vote or decide by ballot. intransitive

— to ballot for a candidate
To draw lots. intransitive
To invite to vote on a proposal. transitive

— The trade union balloted its members for strike action.

词形变化

ballots plural ballots present,singular,third-person balloting participle,present balloted participle,past balloted past

词汇关系

衍生词

absentee ballot Australian ballot ballotation ballot box ballot candy ballot chasing ballot collecting ballot curing balloter ballotful ballot harvesting ballotist ballotless bedsheet ballot blanket ballot bullet ballot butterfly ballot down-ballot e-ballot long ballot Massachusetts ballot paper ballot postal ballot preballot ranked ballot secret ballot short ballot straw ballot reballot

词源

词源 1

Borrowed from Italian balota (obsolete), ballotta (“small ball, especially one used to register a vote”), from balla (“bale, bundle”) + -otta (suffix forming diminutive nouns); or from Middle French balote (obsolete), ballotte (“small ball used to register a vote”) (also compare Middle French balotiage, French ballottage (“second ballot, runoff”)); both ultimately from Proto-West Germanic *ballu (“ball”), from Proto-Germanic *balluz (“ball”).

词源 2

Borrowed from Italian balota (obsolete), ballotta (“small ball, especially one used to register a vote”), from balla (“bale, bundle”) + -otta (suffix forming diminutive nouns); or from Middle French balote (obsolete), ballotte (“small ball used to register a vote”) (also compare Middle French balotiage, French ballottage (“second ballot, runoff”)); both ultimately from Proto-West Germanic *ballu (“ball”), from Proto-Germanic *balluz (“ball”).