social contract
US /ˈsoʊ.ʃəl ˈkɑːn.trækt/
UK /ˈsəʊ.ʃəl ˈkɒn.trækt/
名詞
社會契約
an implicit agreement among the members of a society to cooperate for social benefits, for example by sacrificing some individual freedom for state protection
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The social contract is the foundation of modern democratic governance.
社會契約是現代民主治理的基礎。
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Rousseau argued that the social contract allows individuals to preserve their freedom while living in a community.
盧梭認為，社會契約允許個人在社區生活中保留自由。