| 单词 | forfeit |
|---|---|
| 音标 | ['fɔ:fit] |
| 解释 | v.丧失，被罚没收；n.丧失物 |
| 红宝书 | 【英】 v. 丧失，被罚没收(to lose, give up, or be deprived of)；n. 丧失物(something one loses); 【记】 for(出去)+feit(=fec t做)→做出去→丧失 【同】 adj. forfeitable; n. forfeiter 【例】 She forfeited the esteem of her friends by telling lies. |
| 字源 | forfeit (n.) c.1300, "misdeed," from Old French forfait "crime, punishable offense" (12c.), originally past participle of forfaire "transgress," from for- "outside, beyond" (from Latin foris; see foreign) + faire "to do" (from Latin facere; see factitious). Translating Medieval Latin foris factum. Sense shifted mid-15c. from the crime to the penalty: "something to which the right is lost through a misdeed." As an adjective from late 14c., from Old French forfait. forfeit (v.) c.1300, "to lose by misconduct;" see forfeit (n.). Related: Forfeited; forfeiting. |
| 不择手段背单词 | v. (因犯罪、犯错或违约而)丧失, 被没收或被剥夺权利; n (因犯罪、犯错或违约而丧失或被没收的)丧失物; 罚金 【记】for为了, feit = feet脚－为了脚舒服, 在和老江吃饭的时候, 把鞋脱了, 结果丧失了2年穿鞋的权力, 处以2万元罚金, 并剥夺政治权力终身. 【参】forfeiture(n 丧失; 没收物; 罚款) |
| 趣味全助记 | 【记】音：罚费；for 因为 + feint 假装，伪装，因为造假，所以没收，丧失；for 废他，废了他 |
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