rotten borough是什么意思_rotten borough的用法_词性_词根

双语例句

Oddly, though, the shareholders in American companies are like the disenfranchised citizens of a rotten borough.

然而奇怪的是，美国公司的众股东却像是有名无实选区里被剥夺了投票权的居民。

释义

Brit. historical a borough that was able to elect an MP though having very few voters, the choice of MP typically being in the hands of one person or family

〈英，史〉腐败选区（虽然选民寥寥无几但仍能选举议员的选区，议员的选举通常被一个人或一个家族所控制）。

词源

" so named because the borough was found to have ‘decayed' to the point of no longer having a constituency."