libel

libels 是 libel 的复数形式/第三人称单数,页面展示原形释义。
英 [ˈlaɪ.bəl] 美 [ˈlaɪ.bəl]
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  • n. 诽谤罪;诋毁;毁坏名誉的东西;控诉书
  • vt. 中伤;控告;对…进行诽谤
  • vi. 进行文字诽谤
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记忆方法

1. => small book, little book.
2. => 打小报告。
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词族 · libel

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中文词源

libel 诽谤,中伤

来自拉丁语liber,书,来自PIE*leup,剥下,削皮,词源同leaf,library,-el,小词后缀。即小书,引申词义小册子,诽谤书。

英语词源

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.

权威例句

1. Canadian libel law is based on English common law.
加拿大的诽谤法是以英国的习惯法为基础的。
2. She had a libel action against the magazine pending.
她对该杂志提起的诽谤诉讼尚未判决。
3. Mr Warren sued him for libel over the remarks.
沃伦先生控告他散布诽谤性言论。
4. It can be difficult for public figures to win a libel case.
公众人物想打赢诽谤官司可能会很难。
5. The paper got clobbered with libel damages of half a million pounds.
这家报纸被罚以五十万英镑的诽谤损害赔偿金。

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