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libel是什么意思

libel

英 ['laɪb(ə)l] 美 ['laɪbl]
  • n. 诽谤罪;诋毁;毁坏名誉的东西;控诉书
  • vt. 中伤;控告;对…进行诽谤
  • vi. 进行文字诽谤

libel 助记提示


1. => small book, little book.
2. => 打小报告。

libel 中文词源


libel 诽谤,中伤

来自拉丁语liber,书,来自PIE*leup,剥下,削皮,词源同leaf,library,-el,小词后缀。即小书,引申词义小册子,诽谤书。

libel 英文词源


libel
libel: see library
libel (n.)
c. 1300, "formal written statement," especially, in civil law, "plaintiff's statement of charges" (mid-14c.); from Old French libelle (fem.) "small book; (legal) charge, claim; writ; written report" (13c.), from Latin libellus "a little book, pamphlet; petition, written accusation, complaint," diminutive of liber "book" (see library). Broader sense of "any published or written statement likely to harm a person's reputation" is first attested 1630s.
libel (v.)
mid-15c., "make an initial statement setting out a plaintiff's case" (modern sense from 1560s), from libel (n.), q.v. for sense development. Related: Libeled; libelled; libeling; libelling.

libel 双语例句


1. Canadian libel law is based on English common law.
加拿大的诽谤法是以英国的习惯法为基础的。

来自柯林斯例句

2. She had a libel action against the magazine pending.
她对该杂志提起的诽谤诉讼尚未判决。

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3. Mr Warren sued him for libel over the remarks.
沃伦先生控告他散布诽谤性言论。

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4. It can be difficult for public figures to win a libel case.
公众人物想打赢诽谤官司可能会很难。

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5. The paper got clobbered with libel damages of half a million pounds.
这家报纸被罚以五十万英镑的诽谤损害赔偿金。

来自《权威词典》

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