a forfeit for something
forfeit 作可数名词,表示因过错而须付出的代价。
The fine was a forfeit for his reckless behavior.
这笔罚款是他鲁莽行为的罚金。
罚金;罚款
forfeits — plural of forfeit
被没收物;丧失物;(游戏中的)抵押物;罚物;对轻罪的惩罚或后果。;被没收的东西;因罪行、违约等而失去或被剥夺权利的东西。;游戏中作为惩罚而存放并可赎回的物品。
A penalty (often a payment) imposed for a wrongdoing or failure to fulfil an obligation.
对轻罪的惩罚或后果。
A penalty for or consequence of a misdemeanor.
被没收的东西;因罪行、违约等而失去或被剥夺权利的东西。
A thing forfeited; that which is taken from somebody in requital of a misdeed committed; that which is lost, or the right to which is alienated, by a crime, breach of contract, etc.
游戏中作为惩罚而存放并可赎回的物品。
Something deposited and redeemable by a sportive fine as part of a game.
He had to pay a forfeit of $100 for returning the library book late.
他因归还图书馆书籍逾期而不得不支付100美元的罚金。
用法提示:forfeit作为名词,指因违规而缴纳的罚金。
The team's forfeit of the match was due to an insufficient number of players.
该队因球员人数不足而丧失比赛资格。
用法提示:forfeit作为名词,指因未满足条件而丧失的权利。
In the game, players who break the rules must put a coin into the forfeit box.
在游戏中,违反规则的玩家必须向罚金盒中投入一枚硬币。
用法提示:forfeit作为名词,指游戏中作为惩罚的没收物或罚金。
forfeit 作可数名词,表示因过错而须付出的代价。
The fine was a forfeit for his reckless behavior.
这笔罚款是他鲁莽行为的罚金。
此结构表示丧失某物或某项权利。
The contract required the forfeit of his deposit.
合同要求没收他的押金。
此义用于游戏或打赌中的罚物。
In the game, he left his watch as a forfeit.
游戏中,他留下手表作为抵押物。
最常用、最通用;forfeit 更强调因违约或违规而支付的罚金或被没收的物品。
特指金钱处罚;forfeit 可以指金钱,也可指被没收的非金钱物品。
范围最宽,可指任何形式的惩罚;forfeit 多指规则中事先约定的具体罚则或罚物。
grammar · medium
易错句子He had to pay forfeit for losing the game.
正确表达He had to pay a forfeit for losing the game.
forfeit 作可数名词表示“罚金、被没收物”,单数前需要冠词 a/an/the;中文没有冠词概念,学习者易漏掉 a。
grammar · medium
易错句子He forfeited for damaging the equipment.
正确表达He paid a forfeit for damaging the equipment.
forfeit 作动词时是及物动词,必须接宾语(如 forfeit one's rights),不能像“受罚”一样作不及物动词;表示“缴罚金”应使用名词搭配 pay a forfeit。
针对“罚金/罚款”义项;reward 是对功劳或好行为的正面回报,与惩罚性的 forfeit 相对,但二者不属于同一法律程序内的对称词。
针对“被没收物/丧失物”义项;gain 指获得的东西或收益,与失去的 forfeit 相对;在游戏押物语境中,更宜用 stake/prize 表示对应物。
fine 指法院或执法机构收取的金钱处罚;forfeit(名词)范围更广,可指因违约或过错而失去、缴纳的钱物,不一定是法定罚款。
penalty 是“处罚”的统称,可包括监禁、扣分等;forfeit 特指作为处罚被没收或缴纳的财物,不指自由刑等。
forfeiture 指“没收/丧失”的动作或状态;forfeit(名词)则指被没收的具体物品或罚金本身。
支付罚金;缴纳罚款
If you break the rules, you must pay a forfeit.
如果你违反规则,就必须支付罚金。
因对方弃权而获胜
Our team won by forfeit because the other side did not show up.
由于对方没有现身,我们队因对方弃权而获胜。
宣布(比赛)弃权;判罚弃权
The referee declared a forfeit when the team refused to continue.
球队拒绝继续比赛时,裁判宣布该队弃权。
罚物游戏;失败者受罚游戏
The children played a game of forfeits at the party.
孩子们在聚会上玩了一个罚物游戏。
前缀 for-(离开;在外,源自拉丁语 foris) + 词根 -feit(做;制作,源自拉丁语 facere)。同根词:counterfeit(伪造),surfeit(过量),fact(事实),factory(工厂)。
常与forfeit搭配,指违反合同或法律的行为,此类行为会导致财物被没收或失去。
为担保债务而提供的资产,若发生违约则可能被没收,即forfeit。
指官方对违法或违约者强制收缴财物,与forfeit的结果紧密相关。
作为担保而预先支付的款项,在未能履行义务时会被扣留或没收,成为forfeit。
在赌博或竞赛中押上的财物,输掉后就失去,即成为forfeit。
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