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源自拉丁语 'arbitrari'(判断、裁决),通过古法语 'arbitrer' 进入英语,词根与 'arbiter'(仲裁者)同源。
❶ 作为中立方介入调解纠纷或争端,通过听取双方意见后作出裁决或决定。常用于法律、商业或劳资纠纷等正式场合。
“The UN agreed to arbitrate the border dispute between the two countries.”
(联合国同意仲裁两国之间的边界争端。)
“A retired judge was hired to arbitrate the labor contract negotiations.”
(聘请了一位退休法官来仲裁劳资合同谈判。)
arbitrate a dispute — 正式介入并裁决某个具体争议,强调通过第三方权威解决冲突的过程。
“The trade union called for an independent body to arbitrate the dispute.”
(工会呼吁由独立机构来仲裁此次纠纷。)