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mulct是什么意思

mulct

英 [mʌlkt] 美 [mʌlkt]
  • vt. 抢夺,诈取;处以罚金
  • n. 罚金

mulct 英文词源


mulct (v.)
late 15c., "to punish by a fine," from Middle French mulcter "to fine, punish" (15c.), from Latin mulctare, altered (Barnhart calls it "false archaism") from multare "punish, to fine," from multa "penalty, fine," perhaps from Oscan or Samnite [Klein]. Sense of "defraud" is first recorded 1748. Related: Mulcted; mulcting.

mulct 双语例句


1. The under age drinker's parents will be notified of the mulct.
那些未成年饮酒者的父母将会被告知来支付罚金。

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