| 单词 | caveat emptor |
| 释义 | caveat emptor[ kav-ee-aht -emp-tawr, -at, kah-vee-, key-; Latin kah-we-aht -emp-tohr ] / ˈkæv iˌɑt ˈɛmp tɔr, -ˌæt, ˈkɑ vi-, keɪ-; Latin ˈkɑ wɛˌɑt ˈɛmp toʊr / SEE SYNONYMS FOR caveat emptor ON THESAURUS.COM nounlet the buyer beware: the principle that the seller of a product cannot be held responsible for its quality unless it is guaranteed in a warranty. Origin of caveat emptorBorrowed into English from Latin around 1515–25 Words nearby caveat emptorcavatelli, cavatina, cave, cave art, caveat, caveat emptor, caveator, cave bear, cave canem, cave cricket, cave dweller Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 British Dictionary definitions for caveat emptorcaveat emptor / (ˈɛmptɔː) / nounthe principle that the buyer must bear the risk for the quality of goods purchased unless they are covered by the seller's warranty Word Origin for caveat emptorLatin: let the buyer beware Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Cultural definitions for caveat emptorCaveat emptor [ (kav-ee-aht, kah-vee-aht emp-tawr) ] Latin for “Let the buyer beware.” It means that a customer should be cautious and alert to the possibility of being cheated: “Caveat emptor is the first rule of buying a used car.” The New Dictionary of Cultural Literacy, Third Edition Copyright © 2005 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved. |
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