Abdication

(noun.) the act of abdicating.

(noun.) a formal resignation and renunciation of powers.

胡安编辑

• And so I have never regretted giving up either diplomacy or journalism--two different forms of the same self-abdication. 伊迪丝·华顿. 纯真年代.
• His abdication, in any real sense of the word, would have simply thrown everything back into confusion. 赫伯特·乔治·威尔斯. 世界史纲.
• After his abdication the late king had retreated from the sphere of politics, yet his domestic circle afforded him small content. 玛丽·雪莱. 最后一个人.
• He was ready to go back to old times, and commemorate the contests of our fathers, and the monarch's abdication. 玛丽·雪莱. 最后一个人.
• This night, this splendid assembly, these sumptuous apartments, and this adornment of your tearful girl, are all united to celebrate your abdication. 玛丽·雪莱. 最后一个人.

校对:苏西