"For me -- a European at heart -- this is a profound disappointment," said Prime Minister Jean-Pierre Raffarin, likely to be the first political victim of the treaty's rejection.

　　Final results from the interior ministry early Monday put the "no" vote at 54.87 percent. That result had been predicted, but the wide margin of victory deepened a sense of crisis across the European Union.

　　Wide margin意为“广泛的回旋余地，广泛的便宜行事的权力”，在此表示“较大的优势”。

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