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Arbiter N Arbitrator Latin 仲裁人 ɑ:Bitə N.权威人士,泰斗 英

单词 arbiter
音标 ['ɑ:bitə]
解释 n.权威人士,泰斗
红宝书 【英】 n. 权威人士,泰斗( umpire; arbitrator; a person fully qualified to judge or decide)
【记】 arbit(判断,裁决)+e r→能作判断之人→泰 斗,权威
字源 arbiter (n.)
late 14c., from Old French arbitre or directly from Latin arbiter "one who goes somewhere (as witness or judge)," in classical Latin used of spectators and eye-witnesses, in law, "he who hears and decides a case, a judge, umpire, mediator;" from ad- "to" (see ad-) + baetere "to come, go." The specific sense of "one chosen by two disputing parties to decide the matter" is from 1540s. The earliest form of the word attested in English is the fem. noun arbitress (mid-14c.) "a woman who settles disputes."
不择手段背单词 n. 权威人士(有权任意判决或命令的人) = umpire = arbitrator; 仲裁人
【例】arbiter of fashion 时装方面的权威 deputy chief arbiter 代理总裁判
【记】arbit判断, 裁决, er表示人-能作裁决的人-权威, 仲裁人
趣味全助记 【记】同arbitrator;arbitrary 任意的, 独裁的, 专断的 是arbiter 干事特点
【相关】arbitrary 专横的,arbitrator 公断人

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