court

/kɔːt/ n.
标准词条 CET-4CET-6IELTS
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法院；法庭；球场

释义与例句

n. 法院；法庭
the place where legal cases are heard, or the judge and other officials who hear them
  1. The case will be heard in court next month.
    这起案件将于下个月在法庭审理。
  2. The court ordered the company to pay compensation.
    法院判令这家公司支付赔偿金。
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  1. She appeared in court as a witness.
    她作为证人出庭。
n. 球场
an area marked out for playing sports such as tennis, basketball or badminton
  1. The players walked onto the tennis court.
    球员们走上网球场。
  2. Our school has two indoor basketball courts.
    我们学校有两个室内篮球场。
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  1. Rain made the court too slippery to play on.
    雨水使球场太滑，无法比赛。

词源与构词

记忆钩子 法律语境中 court 是法院或法庭，体育语境中是球场；go to court 常指打官司，judge 则是法官。

词族与关联词

词族（同一词根派生出的不同词性或形式）
  • courtyard 庭院；院子
    与 court 同族的复合词，指建筑物环绕的露天院落。
易混词（形近或义近，注意区别）
  • judge 法官；裁判
    court 可指审理案件的法院、法庭或法院整体；judge 是在法庭上主持审理并依法作出裁决的人，一个是机构或场所，一个是人员。
    The judge asked the witness to answer the question. 法官请证人回答这个问题。
常见搭配
  • go to court 上法庭；提起诉讼
    They decided to go to court to settle the dispute. 他们决定诉诸法院解决纠纷。
  • tennis court 网球场
    The hotel has a swimming pool and two tennis courts. 这家酒店有一个游泳池和两个网球场。
  • the Supreme Court 最高法院
    The Supreme Court will review the decision. 最高法院将复审这一裁决。