lawsuit
翻譯
訴訟, 官司
例句
He filed a lawsuit against the company.
他對該公司提起了訴訟。
The lawsuit was settled out of court.
這起訴訟在庭外和解了。
文法模式
((a lawsuit)) ((against sb./sth.)) 針對(某人/某物)的訴訟 He filed a lawsuit against the company.
to file/bring ((a lawsuit)) 提起訴訟 They decided to bring a lawsuit.
近義詞
同義詞: case, action, legal proceeding, litigation
詞源
由「law」（法律）和「suit」（此處指法庭上的「追訴」或「訴訟」）組合而成。
記憶技巧
想像一下，為了一個「法律(law)」案件，穿著正式的「西裝(suit)」去法庭。Law + suit = lawsuit (訴訟)。