forfeit的意思

forfeit

英 /'fɔːfɪt/ 美 /'fɔrfət/

  • 雅思

基本释义

  • vt&n 没收,丧失(物)

    to lose a right, position, possession etc or have it taken away from you because you have broken a law or rule

例句

  1. By being absent from the trial, he forfeited the right to appeal.

    因缺席审判,他丧失了上诉权。

  2. She was fined £3,000 and ordered to forfeit her car.

    她被罚款3000英镑并没收汽车。

近义词

n [金融]罚金;[法]没收物;丧失的东西 amercement、pecuniary penalty
adj 因受罚而丧失的;被没收的 confiscate
vt (因犯罪、失职、违约等)丧失(权利、名誉、生命等) starve of

同根词

n forfeiture (财产等的)没收;(权利、名誉等的)丧失