democrat的词源

英文词源

democrat (n.)

1790, "adherent of democracy," with reference to France, from French démocrate (18c., opposed to aristocrate), back-formation from démocratie (see democracy); revived in U.S. as a political party affiliation 1798, with a capital D. As a shortening of this, Demo (1793) is older than Dem (c. 1840).

中文词源

democrat：民主主义者

demo-, 人民。-crat, 管理者，统治者。

该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版：democrat 词源，democrat 含义。

democrat：民主主义者，民主人士；(美国)民主党人

词根词缀： -demo-人民 + -crat-统治