| 释义 |
ver·dict
\ˈvər](ˌ)dikt, ˈvə̄], ]ˈvəi], ]_dēkt\ noun
(-s)
Etymology: alteration (influenced by Medieval Latin verdictum, veredictum verdict, from Latin vere dictum truly said, from vere truly — from verus true — + dictum something said, saying) of Middle English verdit, from Anglo-French, from Old French ver, veir true (from Latin verus) + dit saying, from past participle of dire to say, from Latin dicere — more at dictum, very, diction
1. : the answer of a jury given to a court concerning a matter of fact in a civil or criminal cause committed to their examination and determination : the finding or decision of a jury on the matter legally submitted to them in the course of the trial of a cause that ordinarily in civil actions is for the plaintiff or for the defendant and in criminal actions guilty or not guilty — see directed verdict, scotch verdict, sealed verdict, special verdict
2. : an opinion pronounced or felt : decision, judgment
< rejected the general verdict on her looks — Edith Wharton >
< that a given novel satisfies the criterion entails a favorable critical verdict — C.W.Shumaker > |