plaintiff
英 ['pleɪntɪf]
美['plentɪf]
- n. 原告
词态变化
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。
来自柯林斯例句
- 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.
来自《简明英汉词典》
- 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.
来自《简明英汉词典》
- 4. The jury found against the plaintiff.
- 陪审团作出不利于原告的判决.
来自《简明英汉词典》
- 5. The judge ruled against the plaintiff.
- 法官作出不利于原告的裁决.
来自《简明英汉词典》