每日N词 | abdicate-退(位),让(位) | 20170826
The aging king abdicated his throne and went into retirement.
老国王放弃了他的职位而退隐。
▷abdicate ['æbdɪkeɪt]（v.）
【释义】Sometimes someone in power might decide to give up that power and step down from his or her position. When they do that, they abdicate their authority, giving up all duties and perks of the job. （The original meaning of the verb abdicate came from the combination of the Latin ab- "away" and dicare "proclaim." (Note that in the charming relationships between languages with common roots, the Spanish word for "he says" is dice, which comes directly from dicare.) The word came to refer to disowning one's children, and it wasn't until the 17th century that the first use of the word relating to giving up power or public office was recorded.）
If a king or queen abdicates, he or she makes a formal statement that he or she no longer wants to be king or queen.
逊位；退（位），让（位），正式放弃（王位）
King Edward VIII abdicated (the British throne) in 1936.英王爱德华八世在1936年退位（放弃英国王位）。
▷abdicate responsibility
to stop controlling or managing something that you are in charge of
放弃职责
She abdicated all responsibility for the project.她对这个项目完全撒手不管。
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