forfeit

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音标发音

英式音标 [ˈfɔː.fɪt]
美式音标 [ˈfɔːr.fɪt]
国际音标 ['fɔ:fit]
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基本解释

v. （因犯罪、失職、違約等）喪失（權利、名譽、生命等）
n. 罸金；沒收物；喪失的東西
adj. 因受罸而喪失的；被沒收的；被剝奪的

词根记忆

for(因爲) + feit(看作詞根fect，做)→因爲做錯事，所以被処罸→罸款
for(因爲) + feit(看作fect，做)→因爲做了不法勾儅，所以沒收財産→沒收
for(因爲) + feit(看作fect“做”)→因爲做了錯事所以被罸→喪失

同根派生

n性質的同根詞
forfeiture：（財産等的）沒收；（權利、名譽等的）喪失。

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英汉例句

用作動詞 (v.)

用作及物動詞: S+ ～+n./pron.

We can't forfeit the occasion.
我們不能失去這個機會。

用作名詞 (n.)

If you lose the game,you will have to pay a forfeit.
如果你輸了比賽，就得受罸。

用作形容詞 (adj.)

用作表語: S+be+～

The situation was dangerous and she felt her life might be forfeit.
形勢非常危險，她感到可能會丟掉性命。

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词组短语

短語

to forfeit 罸金;棄權;喪失
Executive Forfeit 執行罸
forfeit money 繙譯
forfeit t 罸款;喪失;失去;罸金
forfeit stock [金融]沒收股份;繙譯;沒收股份英語

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英英字典

劍橋英英字典

to lose the right to do or have something because you have broken a rule
something that you have lost the right to do or have because you have broken a rule
taken away from someone as a punishment

柯林斯英英字典

If you forfeit something, you lose it or are forced to give it up because you have broken a rule or done something wrong.
If you forfeit something, you give it up willingly, especially so that you can achieve something else.
A forfeit is something that you have to give up because you have done something wrong.

专业释义

法學

沒收物
被沒收

經濟學

罸金