rotten borough

短语

n. 有名无实的选区

发音

UK /ˌɹɒtn̩ ˈbʌɹə/
US /ˌɹɑtn̩ ˈbʌɹoʊ/
US /-ˈbɜ-/
US /ˌɹɑʔn̩-/

词形变化

rotten boroughs 复数 rotten boroughs

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    A parliamentary borough that was represented in Parliament although the number of voters had diminished so greatly that they were largely controlled by the main landowner; such boroughs were abolished in the 19th century.

    腐败选区

    英国 历史 政治
  2. 2.

    A parliamentary constituency or electoral district in a similar situation.

    英国 政治 引申义

词汇关系

名词

上位词 1

borough

词源

From rotten (“in a state of decay”) + borough (“type of administrative district”), because such boroughs were regarded as having “decayed” due to their voters moving away to other places.

来源：wiktionary