jury學測 L5KK [ˈdʒʊri]/ˈdʒʊri/
陪審團·評審團;評審委員
常考字,法庭與比賽評審皆用
After hearing all the evidence, the jury took only two hours to reach a verdict.

聽完所有證據後,陪審團只花了兩個小時就作出裁決。

jury 在法庭上是決定被告有罪與否的陪審團,換到比賽場合就成了選出優勝者的評審團。

一個畫面:眾人商議後裁定

法庭陪審公民聽審後裁定被告有罪與否
比賽評審評審商議後選出比賽優勝者

義項

法庭裁決B2noun陪審團
The jury decided that the man was not guilty.
陪審團判定這名男子無罪。
serve on a jurythe jury's verdict
比賽評分B2noun評審團;評審委員
The jury talked for hours before announcing the winner of the singing contest.
評審團討論了好幾個小時,才宣布這場歌唱比賽的優勝者。
a member of the juryannounce the winner

片語

jury duty接傳票出庭 →擔任陪審員的義務
on the jury坐進評審席 →成為陪審或評審一員
the jury is still out尚未有共識 →結果仍未定論
hung jury意見僵持不下 →陪審團無法達成共識

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In a court trial, twelve ordinary citizens who decide guilt or innocence are called the ___. (jury / judge)

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jury

judge是法官一人,jury是多位公民組成的團體。

'The jury talked for hours before announcing the winner of the singing contest.' 這裡的 jury 是指?(A) 法庭陪審團 (B) 比賽評審團

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(B)

句子提到singing contest的winner,屬評審團情境,非法庭審判。

字族

juror 陪審員

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