Word · Frequency #2107
proceedings
诉讼；法律程序
proceedings is the plural of proceeding.
a legal action or process, especially one that is not a lawsuit
常用复数形式 proceedings
- 1.
The act of one who proceeds, or who prosecutes a design or transaction.
某人进行或执行某项计划或交易的行为。
- 2.
An event or happening; something that happens.
事件或发生的事情；发生的事。
- 3.
A published collection of papers presented at an academic conference, or representing the acts of a learned society.
在学术会议上发表的论文合集,或代表学术团体活动的出版物。
- 4.
Progress or movement from one thing to another.
从一件事到另一件事的进展或移动。
- 5.
A measure or step taken in a course of business; a transaction.
在业务过程中采取的措施或步骤；一项交易。
- 6.
Any legal action, especially one that is not a lawsuit.
任何法律行动,尤指非诉讼的法律程序。
事件；活动；会议记录；论文集；进行；进展；措施；步骤；事务；某人进行或执行某项计划或交易的行为。
In use
The court proceeding was adjourned until next week.
She is concerned about the legal proceedings regarding her property.
The proceedings of the meeting were recorded in the minutes.
proceedings against sb
作法律程序讲时常用复数，尤指非刑事诉讼。
The shareholders launched legal proceedings against the board for breach of duty.
股东们因董事局失职对其提起了法律诉讼。
the proceedings of [a conference]
指学术会议发表的论文合集，常以复数形式出现。
Her paper will be published in the proceedings of the annual linguistics conference.
她的论文将发表在该年度语言学会议论文集中。
during the proceedings
此处指法律程序或活动的进行过程。
Connections
Collocations
- legal proceedings
- 法律诉讼程序
- The company faced legal proceedings for breach of contract.该公司因违反合同而面临法律诉讼程序。
- court proceedings
- 法庭审理程序
- The judge ordered the court proceedings to be broadcast.法官下令对法庭审理程序进行直播。
- divorce proceedings
- 离婚诉讼程序
- They decided to start divorce proceedings after years of separation.分居多年后，他们决定启动离婚诉讼程序。
- bankruptcy proceedings
- 破产程序
- The company filed for bankruptcy proceedings to restructure its debts.该公司申请启动破产程序以重组债务。
- conference proceedings
- 会议论文集
- Her paper was published in the conference proceedings.她的论文发表在会议论文集中。
Learner notes
Memory Tip
proceed（前进）＋ing：法律程序、会议进程都在向前推进，记住‘进行中的事’就是proceeding。
Context & Register
语域：formal 常见场景：law、court、legal documents 作为名词时，通常用于正式的法律语境，多指诉讼程序或法律行动；比较常见于法庭、法律文书及新闻报道中，日常口语中较少单独使用。
Pronunciation & Spelling
这些词都以 -ding 结尾，重读元音 /iː/ 及之后的 /diŋ/ 相同，因此都与 proceeding 押韵。注意形近词 preceding /prɪˈsiːdiŋ/ 虽也押韵，但首音节是 /prɪ/，不是 /prəu/；procession /prəˈseʃən/ 和 procedure /prəˈsiːdʒə/ 拼写看似接近，读音却完全不同。
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 2，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
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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