litigation
英 [l?t?'ge??(?)n]
美 ['l?t?'ge??n]
英文詞源
- litigation (n.)
- 1560s, "disputation," from Late Latin litigationem (nominative litigatio), noun of action from past participle stem of Latin litigare "to dispute, quarrel, strive," from phrase litem agere, from litem (nominative lis) "lawsuit, dispute, quarrel, strife" + agere "to drive, conduct" (see act). Meaning "act of carrying on a lawsuit" is from 1640s.
雙語例句
- 1. The company has been in litigation with its previous auditors for a full year.
- 那家公司與前任審計員已打了整整一年的官司。
來自《權威詞典》
- 2. More and more victims turn to litigation to redress wrongs done to them.
- 越來越多的受害人通過訴訟來申雪冤屈。
來自柯林斯例句
- 3. It was not unusual for the bank to involved in litigation over failed companies.
- 銀行常常卷入關于公司倒閉的官司中.
來自《簡明英漢詞典》
- 4. NEPA litigation does cause substantial delays in a significant number of projects.
- 依據《國家環境政策法》的起訴的確引起了一些工程實質性的拖延.
來自英漢非文學 - 環境法 - 環境法
- 5. The settlement ends more than four years of litigation on behalf of the residents.
- 這一和解協議結束了代表居民提起的超過四年之久的訴訟。
來自辭典例句