acquit

英 [?'kw?t] 美[?'kw?t]

反義詞

CET6+TEM8GRE低頻詞擴(kuò)展詞匯

第三人稱單數(shù):?acquits;過去式:?acquitted;過去分詞:?acquitted;現(xiàn)在分詞:?acquitting;

acquit 宣判無罪

前綴ac-同ad-, 去，往。quit, 離開，詞源同quiet。即無罪釋放。

acquit: acquit: [13] Acquit is ultimately related to quiet. The Latin noun quies, from which we get quiet, was the basis of a probable verb *quietare, later *quitare, whose original meaning, ‘put to rest’, developed to ‘settle’, as in ‘settle a debt’. With the addition of the prefix ad- this passed into Old French as a(c)quiter, and thence into English (still with the ‘settling or discharging debts’ meaning). The currently most common sense, ‘declare not guilty’, did not appear until the 14th century, and the most recent meaning, ‘conduct oneself in a particular way’, developed from the notion of discharging one’s duties.
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acquit (v.): early 13c., "to satisfy a debt" (either for oneself or on behalf of another), from Old French aquiter "pay, pay up, settle a claim" (12c.), from a "to" (see ad-) + quite "free, clear" (see quit (adj.)). Meanings "set free from charges" and "to discharge one's duty" both recorded from late 14c. Related: Acquitted; acquitting.

1. I do not pretend tha t my protestations should acquit me.: 我并不自稱我的辯護(hù)一定能使自己無罪獲釋.

4. I felt a considerable extension of power and authority, and was anxious to acquit myself creditably.: 我感到自己的力量和權(quán)力都大大地?cái)U(kuò)大了, 而且急切地想表現(xiàn)得讓別人信得過.

5. The judge directed the jury to acquit all the defendants.: 法官指示陪審團(tuán)裁定所有被告無罪.