lawsuit
翻译
诉讼, 官司
例句
He filed a lawsuit against the company.
他对该公司提起了诉讼。
The lawsuit was settled out of court.
这起诉讼在庭外和解了。
语法模式
((a lawsuit)) ((against sb./sth.)) 针对(某人/某物)的诉讼 He filed a lawsuit against the company.
to file/bring ((a lawsuit)) 提起诉讼 They decided to bring a lawsuit.
近义词
同义词: case, action, legal proceeding, litigation
词源
由“law”（法律）和“suit”（此处指法庭上的“追诉”或“诉讼”）组合而成。
记忆技巧
想象一下，为了一个“法律(law)”案件，穿着正式的“西装(suit)”去法庭。Law + suit = lawsuit (诉讼)。