释义 |
ju·ry I. \ˈju̇rē, ˈjür-, -ri\ noun (-es) Etymology: Middle English jure, jurie, from Anglo-French juree, from Old French jurer to swear, from Latin jurare, jurari, from jur-, jus law, right — more at just 1. : a body of men sworn to give a verdict upon some matter submitted to them; especially : a body of men selected according to law, impaneled, and sworn to inquire into and try any matter of fact and to give their verdict according to the evidence legally produced — compare grand jury, petit jury, trial jury 2. : the body of dicasts of ancient Athens 3. a. : a committee for determining relative merit or awarding prizes at an exhibition or competition < two juries for its third annual national exhibition — Americana Annual > b. : the director and four judges responsible for officiating at a fencing bout II. transitive verb (-ed/-ing/-es) : to select entries for (an art exhibit) < inviting one man to jury … its quadrennial exhibitions of contemporary American art — Aline B. Saarinen > : judge the relative merits of (entries in an art exhibit) < jurying the submissions at the invitation of the foundations — G.A.Wagner > III. adjective Etymology: origin unknown : improvised for temporary use especially in an emergency : makeshift < a jury mast > < a jury rig > < jury repairs completed, they started again — Will Irwin > IV. noun : one (as the public or test results) that will decide — used especially in the phrase the jury is (still) out < on the question of how well it works, the jury is still out — Martin Mayer > |