Stephen Douglas
/ˌstiːvn ˈdʌɡləs/
/ˌstiːvn ˈdʌɡləs/
- (1813-61) a US politician who defeated Abraham Lincoln in 1858 for the US Senate but lost to him in the 1860 election for US President. The Lincoln-Douglas debates are famous in US history. Douglas's Kansas-Nebraska Act allowed new states to choose whether they wanted slaves. He had the popular name of the 'Little Giant'.
斯蒂芬·道格拉斯（Stephen Douglas）：（1813-61）美国政治家，他于1858年为美国参议院击败亚伯拉罕·林肯，但在1860年美国总统大选中败给了他。林肯-道格拉斯的辩论在美国历史上是著名的。道格拉斯的《堪萨斯-内布拉斯加州法案》允许新州选择是否要奴隶。他的俗名是“小巨人”。