hung
翻译
(陪审团)意见不一的, 悬挂的
例句
The jury was hung, so a retrial was ordered.
陪审团意见不一,因此下令重审。
The walls were hung with tapestries.
墙上挂着挂毯。
语法模式
be hung (陪审团)意见不一 The jury was hung.
be hung with ((sth.)) 挂着(某物) The walls were hung with paintings.
近义词
Synonyms: suspended, deadlocked, undecided
词源
来自“hang”(悬挂)的过去分词。陪审团意见不一的含义,源于事情被“悬置”、无法得出结论的比喻。
记忆技巧
想象一个天平被“悬挂”在中间,无法向任何一方倾斜,这有助于记住“hung jury”(意见不一的陪审团)的含义。