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arbitrate

UK //ˈɑːbɪtreɪt//US //ˈɑːrbɪtreɪt//

词源

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。

verb

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。)

同义词:mediate, adjudicate, settle

常见短语

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。)