州权 meaning in English
state rights
Examples
- The south, parochially entangled in the issues of slavery and state-rights, had before the war devoted its energies to polemicism .
南方一直狭隘地为奴隶和州权问题纠缠不清，战前把精力完全花费在争辩上了。 - The former wished to maintain their “ states ' rights ” , in particular the institution of slavery , and claimed the right to secede from the union ; the latter fought initially to maintain the union , and later ( 1863 ) to emancipate the slaves
前者希望维护其“州权” ，特别是维护奴隶制度的权利，要求与北部邦联正式脱离；而后者开始是为保留邦联而战，后来则是为了解放黑奴。