首页litigationlitigation的意思
litigation
英 [lɪtɪ'geɪʃ(ə)n]
美['lɪtə'geʃən]
- n. 诉讼；起诉
英文词源
- litigation (n.)
- 1560s, "disputation," from Late Latin litigationem (nominative litigatio), noun of action from past participle stem of Latin litigare "to dispute, quarrel, strive," from phrase litem agere, from litem (nominative lis) "lawsuit, dispute, quarrel, strife" + agere "to drive, conduct" (see act). Meaning "act of carrying on a lawsuit" is from 1640s.
双语例句
- 1. The company has been in litigation with its previous auditors for a full year.
- 那家公司与前任审计员已打了整整一年的官司。
来自《权威词典》
- 2. More and more victims turn to litigation to redress wrongs done to them.
- 越来越多的受害人通过诉讼来申雪冤屈。
来自柯林斯例句
- 3. It was not unusual for the bank to involved in litigation over failed companies.
- 银行常常卷入关于公司倒闭的官司中.
来自《简明英汉词典》
- 4. NEPA litigation does cause substantial delays in a significant number of projects.
- 依据《国家环境政策法》的起诉的确引起了一些工程实质性的拖延.
来自英汉非文学 - 环境法 - 环境法
- 5. The settlement ends more than four years of litigation on behalf of the residents.
- 这一和解协议结束了代表居民提起的超过四年之久的诉讼。
来自辞典例句