But unlike their absolutist counterparts in the Gulf and Asia, most royal families have survived because they allow voters to avoid the difficult search for a non-controversial but respected public figure.
但与海湾和亚洲那些专制君主不同，大多数王室家族之所以能够幸存下来，是因为他们允许选民避免寻找一位既无争议又受人尊敬的公众人物的困难过程。
He has failed to understand that monarchies have largely survived because they provide a service - as non-controversial and non-political heads of state.
他未能理解君主制之所以大多得以存续，是因为它们提供了一种服务——作为非争议性和非政治性的国家元首。
例句取自历年考研英语真题，翻译为机器生成，仅供学习参考。