
warrant
词源
源自中古英语 warant,借自古法语 garant(保护者/保证人),最终源于原始日耳曼语 *warōną(保护/防御)。
noun
❶ 官方授权文件,通常由法院或政府机构签发,允许执行特定行动,如逮捕或搜查。
“The police obtained a warrant to search the suspect's house.”
(警方获得了搜查嫌疑人住所的授权令。)
“A judge issued an arrest warrant for the fugitive.”
(法官对逃犯签发了逮捕令。)
❶ 正当理由或依据,指支持某种行为或决定的充分理由。
“There was no warrant for such harsh punishment.”
(没有理由实施如此严厉的惩罚。)
“Her achievements warrant special recognition.”
(她的成就值得特别认可。)
verb
❶ 证明某事物合理或必要,提供充分的理由支持某个行动或决定。
“The evidence warrants a trial.”
(证据表明有必要进行审判。)
“This mistake warrants an apology.”
(这个错误需要道歉。)
常见短语
search warrant — 法院签发的正式文件,授权执法人员在特定地点进行搜查,通常用于收集证据。
“The detectives executed a search warrant at the warehouse.”
(侦探们持搜查令搜查了仓库。)
death warrant — 官方文件,批准对某人执行死刑;也可比喻为导致失败或毁灭的决定。
“Signing that contract was like signing his own death warrant.”
(签署那份合同就像是签署了他自己的死刑令。)