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confiscated

UK //ˈkɒnfɪskeɪtɪd//US //ˈkɑːnfɪskeɪtɪd//

词源

源自拉丁语 'confiscare',意为'将财产收归国库',由 'com-'(一起)和 'fiscus'(国库)组成。

verb

❶ 指官方或权威机构依法没收某人的财产或物品,通常作为惩罚或因为物品非法。

“The police confiscated the smuggled goods at the airport.”

(警方在机场没收了走私货物。)

“The teacher confiscated his phone because he was using it in class.”

(老师没收了他的手机,因为他在课堂上使用它。)

同义词:seized, taken, appropriated

常见短语

confiscated goods — 指被官方没收的物品,通常是因为非法或违反规定。

“The warehouse was full of confiscated goods from recent raids.”

(仓库里堆满了最近突袭中没收的物品。)