1. Disenfranchisement is the problem, not apathy -- perhaps if young people thought the Liberal Democrats had a chance, they'd go out and vote? 现在的问题是年轻人们根本没有选举权，而不是他们对政治漠不关心。难道如果他们认为自由民主党能够胜出的话，他们就能够投票吗？
2. Mr Bercow's friends, meanwhile, dismiss the disenfranchisement argument, saying that many constituents like the kudos of having the speaker as their MP. 与此同时，波尔考先生的朋友不再谈论剥夺了选举权的论点，说许多选民像拥有荣誉的发言人，他们的下院议员等。
3. She urged senators to support an amendment to the U. S. Constitution that, she said, "shall prohibit the disenfranchisement of citizens of the United States on account of sex…" 她要求参议员支持修改美国宪法，她说：「应该禁止因为性别因素，而剥夺美国公民的投票权…。」
英英解释
n.
1. the act of withdrawing certification or terminating a franchise
