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mulct

英 [mʌlkt] 美[mʌlkt]

英英释义实用场景例句

vt. 抢夺，诈取；处以罚金
n. 罚金

GRE

词态变化

第三人称单数: mulcts;过去式: mulcted;过去分词: mulcted;现在分词: mulcting;

英文词源

mulct (v.): late 15c., "to punish by a fine," from Middle French mulcter "to fine, punish" (15c.), from Latin mulctare, altered (Barnhart calls it "false archaism") from multare "punish, to fine," from multa "penalty, fine," perhaps from Oscan or Samnite [Klein]. Sense of "defraud" is first recorded 1748. Related: Mulcted; mulcting.

双语例句

1. The under age drinker's parents will be notified of the mulct.: 那些未成年饮酒者的父母将会被告知来支付罚金。