If a king or queen abdicates, he or she gives up being king or queen.
例句
The last French king was Louis Philippe, who abdicated in 1848.法國末代國王是1848年遜位的路易·菲力普。
VERB
放棄（責任）；失（職）
If you say that someone has abdicated responsibility for something, you disapprove of them because they have refused to accept responsibility for it any longer.
例句
Many parents simply abdicate all responsibility for their children.許多父母對孩子簡直是完全撒手不管。
英漢詞典釋義
n.
退位，辭職
The officers took over and forced his abdication in 1947.1947年軍官們接管了政權并迫使他退了位。
英英詞典釋義
Noun
1. a formal resignation and renunciation of powers