libel
英['la?b(?)l]
美['la?bl]
- n. 誹謗罪；詆毀；毀壞名譽的東西；控訴書
- vt. 中傷；控告；對…進行誹謗
- vi. 進行文字誹謗
詞態變化
復數:?libels;第三人稱單數:?libels;過去式:?libelled;過去分詞:?libelled;現在分詞:?libelling;
助記提示
1. => small book, little book.
2. => 打小報告。
中文詞源
libel 誹謗，中傷
來自拉丁語liber,書，來自PIE*leup,剝下，削皮，詞源同leaf,library,-el,小詞后綴。即小書，引申詞義小冊子，誹謗書。
英文詞源
- libel
- libel: see library
- libel (n.)
- c. 1300, "formal written statement," especially, in civil law, "plaintiff's statement of charges" (mid-14c.); from Old French libelle (fem.) "small book; (legal) charge, claim; writ; written report" (13c.), from Latin libellus "a little book, pamphlet; petition, written accusation, complaint," diminutive of liber "book" (see library). Broader sense of "any published or written statement likely to harm a person's reputation" is first attested 1630s.
- libel (v.)
- mid-15c., "make an initial statement setting out a plaintiff's case" (modern sense from 1560s), from libel (n.), q.v. for sense development. Related: Libeled; libelled; libeling; libelling.
雙語例句
- 1. Canadian libel law is based on English common law.
- 加拿大的誹謗法是以英國的習慣法為基礎的。
來自柯林斯例句
- 2. She had a libel action against the magazine pending.
- 她對該雜志提起的誹謗訴訟尚未判決。
來自柯林斯例句
- 3. Mr Warren sued him for libel over the remarks.
- 沃倫先生控告他散布誹謗性言論。
來自柯林斯例句
- 4. It can be difficult for public figures to win a libel case.
- 公眾人物想打贏誹謗官司可能會很難。
來自柯林斯例句
- 5. The paper got clobbered with libel damages of half a million pounds.
- 這家報紙被罰以五十萬英鎊的誹謗損害賠償金。
來自《權威詞典》