vote

词根词缀:

词根
vot= to vow 发誓

devote v. 献身

de 加强 + vot 发誓 + e → 拼命发誓 → 献身

devotion n. 献身

devote的名词

votary n. 热心支持者

vot 发誓 + ary 表人 →〔一同〕发誓的人 → 热心支持者

vote v. 投票(投票前需要发誓以示诚实)

voter n. 投票者

vot 发誓 + er 表名词 → 投票者

数据来源:新东方英语词汇速记大全

相关例句:

Michael has been voted Player of the Year.

迈克尔被评为“年度最佳球员”。

His class voted him the man 'who had done the most for Yale.'

他被班里评选为“为耶鲁作出最大贡献”的人。

People with disabilities have got a vote as well, you know.

你知道,残疾人士也拥有投票权。

If you think as I do, vote as I do

你要是和我想法一样,那就和我投一样的票吧。

They took a vote and decided not to do it.

他们进行了表决,决定放弃。

And of course we didn't even have the vote, did we?

当然了,我们连投票权都没有,不是吗?