caveat emptor

短语

n. [商]货物出门概不退换,买主须自行当心(货物的品质)

发音

UK /ˈkeɪ.viˌæt ˈɛmp.tɔ(ɹ)/
US /ˈkæv.iˌɑt ˈɛmp.tɔɹ/
US /-ˌæt-/
US /-ət-/
US /-təɹ/

释义与例句

phr.
  1. 1.

    Used as a warning to anyone purchasing something that there may be unforeseen problems or faults with the item that is purchased.

  2. 2.

    A provision of Roman law which gave the seller of a house the legal right to keep quiet about any defects of the house.

    历史 商务 法律

词源

Latin for “buyer beware”; from Latin caveat (“may he / she / subject-noun beware”), the third-person subjunctive of caveō (“to beware”) + ēmptor (“buyer”).

来源：wiktionary