[no obj.](of a monarch) renounce one's throne (君主)退位 in 1918 Kaiser Wilhelm abdicated as German emperor. 1918年凯泽•威廉作为德国皇帝退位。 [with obj.]Ferdinand abdicated the throne in favour of the emperor's brother. 费迪南让位给皇弟。 ■[with obj.]fail to fulfil or undertake (a responsibility or duty) 未能承担(责任),渎(职) the government was accused of abdicating its responsibility. 政府被指责疏于职守。 [no obj.]the secretary of state should not abdicate from leadership on educational issues. 国务大臣必须承担教育事务的领导工作。
派生 abdication noun abdicator noun 语源
mid 16th cent.: from Latin abdicat- 'renounced', from the verb abdicare, from ab- 'away,' from + dicare 'declare'