hung
翻譯
(陪審團)意見不一的, 懸掛的
例句
The jury was hung, so a retrial was ordered.
陪審團意見不一,因此下令重審。
The walls were hung with tapestries.
牆上掛著掛毯。
文法模式
be hung (陪審團)意見不一 The jury was hung.
be hung with ((sth.)) 掛著(某物) The walls were hung with paintings.
近義詞
Synonyms: suspended, deadlocked, undecided
詞源
來自“hang”(懸掛)的過去分詞。陪審團意見不一的含義,源於事情被「懸置」、無法得出結論的比喻。
記憶技巧
想像一個天平被「懸掛」在中間,無法向任何一方傾斜,這有助於記住「hung jury」(意見不一的陪審團)的含義。