adjective

hung

(陪审团)意见不一的, 悬挂的

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。

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.

Synonyms: suspended, deadlocked, undecided

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。

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。

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