Word · Frequency #10972
tort
民事侵权行为；不法行为（不包括违约）
a wrongful act, other than a breach of contract, for which a person can sue for damages
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A wrongful act, whether intentional or negligent, regarded as non-criminal and unrelated to a contract, which causes an injury and can be remedied in civil court, usually through the awarding of damages.
侵权行为,指故意或过失的、非刑事且非合同性的不法行为,造成伤害并通过民事法庭以损害赔偿等方式补救
侵权行为,指故意或过失的、非刑事且非合同性的不法行为,造成伤害并通过民事法庭以损害赔偿等方式补救；民事侵权行为；[经] 侵犯行为(不包括违约)；非法行为
In use
The court decided that the company had committed a tort by leaking the customer's private information.
If someone damages your reputation with false statements, you may be able to sue for the tort of defamation.
Many personal injury claims are based on the tort of negligence, not on a broken contract.
tort of [wrongdoing]
tort 是可数名词，复数形式为 torts；表示具体侵权类型时用 tort of ...。
The tort of negligence requires proof of a duty of care.
过失侵权行为要求证明注意义务的存在。
bring an action in tort against [someone]
in tort 指以侵权为诉因，区别于以合同为诉因的 in contract。
She decided to bring an action in tort against the manufacturer.
她决定对制造商提起侵权诉讼。
Connections
Collocations
- tort law
- 侵权法
- Tort law allows victims to seek compensation for harm.侵权法允许受害者就所受损害寻求赔偿。
- tort liability
- 侵权责任
- The company faces tort liability for the defective product.该公司因缺陷产品面临侵权责任。
- intentional tort
- 故意侵权行为
- Assault is an intentional tort, not mere negligence.攻击是故意侵权行为，而非单纯的过失。
- tort claim
- 侵权索赔
- She filed a tort claim against the driver.她对那名司机提起了侵权索赔。
- tort of negligence
- 过失侵权
- Most personal injury cases involve the tort of negligence.大多数人身伤害案件涉及过失侵权。
- action in tort
Learner notes
Memory Tip
tort 听起来像 torture（折磨）的开头——侵权就是给别人带来折磨，但它在民法里，索赔而非坐牢。
Context & Register
语域：formal 常见场景：法律文书、法学教材 tort 是正式的法律术语，多用于法律文书或法学论述中，指民事侵权行为（通常不包括违约行为）。日常口语中较少使用。
Pronunciation & Spelling
The words above share the final /ɔːt/ sound with 'tort', so they rhyme. Note that 'court' rhymes but is spelled with 'our', not 'ort'. Beware of lookalikes: 'tart' (/tɑːrt/) has a different sound, and 'taught' (/tɔːt/) sounds the same in non-rhotic accents but is spelled differently.
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。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.