You can picture court as a yard fenced off from everything around it — a flat patch of ground in and marked out for one special purpose. From that one -off space, two pictures grow: a marked ground where something formal happens (a judge decides, a ball game is played), and the residence of a king, with all the seeking-of-favour that goes on inside it.
From the word’s history
From Latin cohortem 'enclosed yard', via Old French cort 'king's court, princely residence'. Both the plain physical sense ('enclosed space, courtyard', later the marked ground for a ball game) and the 'sovereign's residence / those assembled there' sense come straight from that one Latin word.
源自拉丁文 cohortem「圍起的院子」，經古法文 cort「國王的宮廷、王侯居所」進入英語。純粹的空間義（圍起的庭院，後來引申為打球的劃定場地）和「君主居所／聚集在裡面的人」這一義，都直接出自這同一個拉丁字。
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原始詞典資料27 筆記錄
以下是外部詞典記錄的用法，摘錄並精簡格式，我們還沒有寫成教學內容。上面的說明才是我們自己寫的；有些用法可能上面已經講過了。
Courtname
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A surname from Middle English for someone who worked or lived in a court.
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Nickname for someone named Courtney.
- 'Hey Court, I just got off the phone with the detective on Mike's case. Got a second?' 'Sure,' Courtney answered, excited.
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A municipality in Bern canton, Switzerland.
courtnoun/ˈkɔːt/
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An enclosed space; a courtyard; an uncovered area shut in by the walls of a building, or by different buildings; also, a space opening from a street and nearly surrounded by houses; a blind alley.
- The girls were playing in the court.
- All round the cool green courts there ran a row / Of cloisters, branched like mighty woods, / Echoing all night to that sonorous flow / Of spouted fountain floods.
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An enclosed space; a courtyard; an uncovered area shut in by the walls of a building, or by different buildings; also, a space opening from a street and nearly surrounded by houses; a blind alley.
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An enclosed space; a courtyard; an uncovered area shut in by the walls of a building, or by different buildings; also, a space opening from a street and nearly surrounded by houses; a blind alley.
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An enclosed space; a courtyard; an uncovered area shut in by the walls of a building, or by different buildings; also, a space opening from a street and nearly surrounded by houses; a blind alley.
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Royal society.
- The noblemen visited the queen in her court.
- This our court, infected with their manners, / Shows like a riotous inn.
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Royal society.
- Meronym: royal household
- The queen and her court traveled to the city to welcome back the soldiers.
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Royal society.
- The princesses[…] held their court within the fortress.
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Attention directed to a person in power; behaviour designed to gain favor; politeness of manner; civility towards someone.
- No solace could her paramour entreat / Her once to show, ne court, nor dalliance.
- I went to make court to the Duke and Duchess of Newcastle at their house in Clerkenwell.
另外 9 個記錄的用法
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lawThe administration of law.
- Many famous criminals have been put on trial in this court.
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lawThe administration of law.
- The court started proceedings at 11 o'clock.
- Next month, Clemons will be brought before a court presided over by a "special master", who will review the case one last time. The hearing will be unprecedented in its remit, but at its core will be a simple issue: should Reggie Clemons live or die?
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lawThe administration of law.
- Each province in Canada has three courts: a provincial court, a superior court, and a court of appeals.
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lawThe administration of law.
- A case conference in person was convened.... To emphasize that it was a Court proceeding the Court was gowned.
- [5]... defence alleges there is a reasonable apprehension of bias based on the cumulative effect of several issues including the following: (1) The Court was “crying” during the victim impact statement; (2) The Court laughed or “scoffed” when defence stated its sentencing position; ...(6) The Court’s tone, facial expression and demeanor throughout the proceedings...
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lawThe administration of law.
- The court is now in session.
- On Thursday morning, a Hennepin County judge formally sentenced Julissa Thaler to the life sentence for Eli Hart's murder. […] After court, family said their focus now turns to fundraising a playground in Mound in Eli Hart's honor […]
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lawThe administration of law.
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hobbieslifestylesportsA place arranged for playing the games of tennis, basketball, handball, badminton, volleyball, squash and some other games
- The local sports club has six tennis courts and two squash courts.
- The shuttlecock landed outside the court.
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hobbieslifestylesportsA place arranged for playing the games of tennis, basketball, handball, badminton, volleyball, squash and some other games
- The photograph at left captures a great serve by Dr. Sadowsky, who will never forget one of Bobby Riggs's serves, which had such a great spin that it landed in his court and bounced back to the other side of the net before he had a chance to return it.
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biologynatural-sciencesornithologyA space prepared and decorated by certain bird species in which to advertise themselves for a mate.
- The male Wilson's bird of paradise clears an area of rainforest to create a court in which to perform an elaborate mating dance.
courtverb/ˈkɔːt/
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To seek to achieve or win (a prize).
- He was courting big new accounts that previous salesmen had not attempted.
- On the contrary, they employed the brief respite that was left them in fortifying one another's courage, and in bearing testimony to the truth in so earnest a manner that they might almost seem to have courted the crown of martyrdom.
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To risk (a consequence, usually negative).
- She courted controversy with her frank speeches.
- It is not unknown for hot axleboxes to fail completely and for wagons to become derailed as a result. Surely it is courting disaster to allow a train to proceed for up to seven miles with a defective vehicle before it can be brought to a halt?
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To attempt to attract, in any way; to invite by attractions.
- Near-synonyms: entice, allure; see also Thesaurus:allure
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To attempt to attract, in any way; to invite by attractions.
- If either of you both love Katharina […] / Leave shall you have to court her at your pleasure.
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To attempt to attract, in any way; to invite by attractions.
- The bird was courting a potential mate by performing an elaborate dance.
- At this time of year, you can see many animals courting.
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To attempt to attract, in any way; to invite by attractions.
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To attempt to attract, in any way; to invite by attractions.
- She's had a few beaus come courting.
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