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warrant

UK //ˈwɒrənt//US //ˈwɔːrənt//

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。)

同义词:authorization, justification, permit

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。)

同义词:justify, merit, deserve

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。)