喜樂美語
  1. 1/ˈvɜːrdɪkt/ · /ˈvɜːdɪkt/判決（法庭）；也可口語指「最終看法/評價」

    A verdict is the official decision a jury or judge gives at the end of a trial, saying if someone is guilty or not guilty. Outside of courtrooms, people use 'verdict' more loosely for any final decision or opinion after thinking something over, like 'What's your verdict on the new restaurant?' meaning 'What do you think of it, after trying it?'

    示範例句 · Example

    The verdict was 'not guilty', and the courtroom went completely silent.

    逐字那個裁決是「無罪」，然後整個法庭變得完全安靜。

    常見搭配

    • reach a verdict

      達成裁決

      to agree on a decision in court

      After six hours, the jury still could not reach a verdict.

    • return a verdict

      正式作出裁決

      to officially give the court's decision

      The court returned a verdict of accidental death.

    • a guilty verdict

      有罪的裁決

      a decision that the person did the crime

      A guilty verdict would mean years in prison.

    • overturn a verdict

      推翻裁決

      to officially cancel a court's earlier decision

      The higher court overturned the verdict last year.

core核心畫面

組成From Latin, meaning roughly 'a thing truly said' (true + said).

同家族的字

  • verifyshares the Latin piece 'ver-,' meaning true

複數 verdicts

原始詞典資料2 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。

verdictnoun/ˈvɜː.dɪkt/

  • 1

    lawA decision on an issue of fact in a civil or criminal case or an inquest.

    • guilty verdict, not guilty verdict, final verdict
    • The jury returned a verdict of not guilty.
  • 2

    An opinion or judgement.

    • a “not out” verdict from the umpire
    • We've reached a verdict on your proposal.

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