indictment
英 [ɪn'daɪtm(ə)nt]
美 [ɪn'daɪtmənt]
中文詞源
indictment 控告，起訴，腐敗跡象來自indict,控告，起訴。詞義腐敗跡象來自indicate,指示，暗示。
英文詞源
- indictment (n.)
- c. 1300, endytement "action of accusing," from Anglo-French enditement, from enditer (see indict). Meaning "legal document containing a charge" is from c. 1500. Latin spelling restored 17c.
雙語例句
- 1. The government's indictment against the three men alleged unlawful trading.
- 政府在對這三個人的起訴書中指控他們從事非法貿易。
來自柯林斯例句
- 2. Prosecutors may soon seek an indictment on racketeering and fraud charges.
- 檢舉官可能不久就會以敲詐勒索與欺詐罪名提起訴訟。
來自柯林斯例句
- 3. The poverty in our cities is a damning indictment of modern society.
- 我們的城市中貧民的苦況是現代社會的一大敗象。
來自《權威詞典》
- 4. Her speech was a scathing indictment of the government's record on crime.
- 她的演講強烈指責了政府在犯罪問題上的表現.
來自《簡明英漢詞典》
- 5. He handed up the indictment to the supreme court.
- 他把起訴書送交最高法院.
來自《簡明英漢詞典》