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plaintiff

英 ['pleɪntɪf] 美['plentɪf]
  • n. 原告

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复数: plaintiffs;

中文词源


plaintiff 原告,起诉人

来自plaint,起诉,诉讼,-iff,形容词后缀,对应-ive.后词性由形容词变为名词,引申词义原告,起诉人。

英文词源


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.

双语例句


1. The plaintiff's sole witness, a gambler and layabout, was easily discredited.
原告唯一的证人嗜赌成性,游手好闲,其证词一下子就被推翻了。

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2. The burden of proof lay on the plaintiff to prove negligence.
证明对方犯有疏忽罪的举证责任落在原告身上.

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3. The plaintiff is aged 30 and has a normal expectation of life.
原告30岁,预期有正常的寿命.

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4. The jury found against the plaintiff.
陪审团作出不利于原告的判决.

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5. The judge ruled against the plaintiff.
法官作出不利于原告的裁决.

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