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单词

lawsuit

读音
ˈlɔːsuːt
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词根

"Lawsuit"是一个由两个部分组成的复合词。其中 "law" 源自于古英语的 "lagu",词根意思为“法律”;"suit" 来自拉丁词根 "sequi",意思是“跟随”,后来演变成中世纪拉丁词 "secta",指的是一系列的法律行动,然后在14世纪初期进入中古英语。

释义

n. 诉讼(尤指非刑事案件);诉讼案件 [ 复数 lawsuits ]

例句

The lead plaintiff of the lawsuit is the University of California.
这次诉讼的第一原告是加利福尼亚大学。
They threatened him with a lawsuit.
他们以诉讼来威胁他。
He was perpetually involving himself in this long lawsuit.
他使自己无休止地卷入这场长时间的诉讼。

强化记忆

可以把 "lawsuit" 想象成 "法律追逐",这样能帮助记住这个词的含义。词汇 "lawsuit" 在中古英语时期出现,主要用于指代在法庭上寻求法律救济的法律行动。

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and a little while later, the accusing daughterfiled a lawsuit.Even though I'd never mentioned her name,
had it not been for a class-action lawsuit --our team's class-action lawsuit --(Applause and cheers)
we gathered our knowledge from all of these cases,filed a class action lawsuit,and in 2020, we won.
So at the end, I had a settlement with them.I'll put down the lawsuitand they will send me all the information I ask for.
especially a small eight-man shop like my company.Six months into the lawsuit,we finally reached the discovery phase.
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