今天我们要学的词是 abdicate. Abdicate 动词，退位。Japanese Emperor Akihito signaled his wish to abdicate in the near future in a prerecorded video message. 日本明仁天皇在事先录制的视频中，表达了在不久的将来退位的意愿。Under the current law, for an Emperor to abdicate, the Imperial House Law would probably have to be revised. 根据现行法律，天皇要想退位，可能就需要对皇室典范进行修改。好的，我们今天学习的词是 abdicate, abdicate, abdicate...
