| 单词 | emancipation |
| 释义 | emancipation (once / 697 pages) n Emancipation is being set free from the control of someone or something. Your emancipation from your parents comes when you turn 18 and are legally considered an adult. The word appears most memorably in "the Emancipation Proclamation," Abraham Lincoln's order of 1863 that freed the slaves in the U.S. Emancipation can describe any kind of liberation: "If you're really chafing under the rigors of practicing for the upcoming game, you and your teammates can go on strike for emancipation from the grueling schedule your coach has decreed." WORD FAMILYemancipation: emancipationist, emancipations+/emancipate: emancipated, emancipates, emancipating, emancipation, emancipative, emancipator/emancipationist: emancipationists/emancipator: emancipators USAGE EXAMPLESCivil rights activists and their families, along with leaders of the Senate and the House, filled the grand Emancipation Hall of the Capitol Visitors Center. Washington Post(Dec 24, 2016) Wonder Woman’s American flag outfit was propaganda and demonstrated her emancipation from fashion conformity. The Guardian(Dec 16, 2016) History class put away their textbooks and copies of the Emancipation Proclamation, then opened their mindfulness journals. Seattle Times(Dec 10, 2016) n freeing someone from the control of another; especially a parent's relinquishing authority and control over a minor child Hyper freeing, liberation, release the act of liberating someone or something |
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