Word · Frequency #20600
adjudicate
裁定；裁决；审判
to decide or settle officially as a judge
- 1.
To decide, rule on, or settle as a judge.
作为法官裁决、判决或解决
- 2.
To act as a judge.
担任法官
- 3.
To seize or convey as security.
作为担保扣押或转让
担任裁判；担任法官；依法扣押（财产）作担保；作为法官裁决、判决或解决；担任法官；作为担保扣押或转让
In use
The committee will adjudicate the dispute between the two departments.
The judge adjudicated the case after hearing all the evidence.
A neutral third party is adjudicating the contract disagreement.
adjudicate + noun phrase
及物动词，直接接受审理或裁决的对象。
The judge adjudicated the case fairly.
法官公正地审理了此案。
adjudicate that + clause
后接that引导的宾语从句，表示裁决的内容。
The committee adjudicated that the claim was invalid.
委员会裁定该索赔无效。
adjudicate between/among + plural noun
用between表示在两者间裁决，among用于三者或以上。
Connections
Collocations
- adjudicate a dispute
- 裁定纠纷；裁决争端
- The court was asked to adjudicate the dispute between the two companies.法院被要求裁定这两家公司之间的纠纷。
- adjudicate a case
- 审理案件；裁决案件
- A new judge will adjudicate the case next month.下个月将有一位新法官审理此案。
- adjudicate a claim
- 裁决索赔请求；处理索赔
- The insurance board will adjudicate her claim within thirty days.保险委员会将在三十天内裁决她的索赔请求。
- adjudicate on/upon
- 就……作出裁决
- The committee will adjudicate on the proposal at the next meeting.委员会将在下次会议上就该提案作出裁决。
- adjudicate between the parties
- 在当事人之间作出裁定
- An independent arbitrator was chosen to adjudicate between the parties.他们选了一位独立仲裁员在各方之间作出裁定。
Learner notes
Memory Tip
把 adjudicate 听成“a judge cate”：法官（judge）做出裁决，即 adjudicate 裁定。
Context & Register
语域：formal 常见场景：legal proceedings、formal dispute resolution、administrative hearings adjudicate 多用于正式或法律场合，强调以法官或权威身份作出裁定；日常口语中较少见，更常说 decide 或 rule。
Pronunciation & Spelling
这些词都与 adjudicate 以 -cate 拼写结尾，但重音不同，因此并不真正押韵；真正的同韵词（如 prejudicate）很少见且不常用。其中 dedicate、indicate、allocate、abdicate、communicate 的 -cate 读 /keɪt/，但不共享 adjudicate 的重读元音 /uː/；intricate 是例外，读 /ˈɪntrɪkət/，结尾发音完全不同。
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
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