單詞
plaintiff
英 ['ple?nt?f]
美['plent?f]
基本信息
- n. 原告
低頻詞TEM8GRE擴展詞匯
詞態變化
復數:?plaintiffs;
中文詞源
plaintiff 原告，起訴人
來自plaint,起訴，訴訟，-iff,形容詞后綴，對應-ive.后詞性由形容詞變為名詞，引申詞義原告，起訴人。
英文詞源
- plaintiff
- plaintiff: see plague
- plaintiff (n.)
- c. 1400, from Anglo-French pleintif (late 13c.), noun use of Old French plaintif "complaining; wretched, miserable," from plainte (see plaint). Identical with plaintive at first; the form that receded into legal usage retained the older -iff spelling.
雙語例句
- 1. The plaintiff's sole witness, a gambler and layabout, was easily discredited.
- 原告唯一的證人嗜賭成性，游手好閑，其證詞一下子就被推翻了。
來自柯林斯例句
- 2. The burden of proof lay on the plaintiff to prove negligence.
- 證明對方犯有疏忽罪的舉證責任落在原告身上.
來自《簡明英漢詞典》
- 3. The plaintiff is aged 30 and has a normal expectation of life.
- 原告30歲,預期有正常的壽命.
來自《簡明英漢詞典》
- 4. The jury found against the plaintiff.
- 陪審團作出不利于原告的判決.
來自《簡明英漢詞典》
- 5. The judge ruled against the plaintiff.
- 法官作出不利于原告的裁決.
來自《簡明英漢詞典》
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