| 单词 | prosecute |
|---|---|
| 音标 | ['prɔsikju:t] |
| 解释 | v.告发，检举 |
| 红宝书 | 【英】 v. 告发，检举(to carry on a legal suit or prosecution) 【考】 mediation : compromise / prosecution : conviction(调停目的是和解/起 诉目的是定罪) 【记】 pro(前面)+secu(跟随 )+te; 【同】 参考：persecute(迫 害)派生词: prosecution (n. 起诉，检控); prosecutor n. 起诉人 【例】 He was prosecuted for stealing. Bob will be prosecuted for fraud. |
| 字源 | prosecute (v.) early 15c., "follow up, pursue" (some course or action), from Latin prosecutus, past participle of prosequi "follow after, accompany; chase, pursue; attack, assail, abuse" (see pursue). Meaning "bring to a court of law" is first recorded 1570s. Meaning "go into detail" is from 1530s. |
| 不择手段背单词 | 无 |
| 趣味全助记 | 【记】源自pursue 追赶, 追踪，追查到底；persecute (音：迫死扣)迫害，指的是因为种族、宗教信仰等进行压迫折磨, prosecute 是采用法律手段来对付人 |
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