force majeure

短语

不可抗力

发音

UK /ˌfɔːs mæˈʒɜː/
UK /-mə-/
US /ˌfoɹs mɑˈʒɜɹ/

词形变化

forces majeures 复数 forces majeures

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    An overwhelming force.

    不可抗力

    不可数
  2. 2.

    An unavoidable circumstance, especially one that prevents someone from fulfilling a legal (usually contractual) obligation.

    不可抗力

    不可数 法律

词汇关系

名词

同义词 2

act of God vis major

上位词 5

disaster tragedy catastrophe calamity cataclysm

词源

PIE word *méǵh₂s Borrowed from French force majeure (“an exceptionally strong or superior force; (law) an unavoidable circumstance that prevents someone from fulfilling a legal obligation”), from force (“a force”) (ultimately from Latin fortis (“powerful, strong”)) + majeure (the feminine singular of majeur (“of great importance, major”), ultimately from Latin maior (“greater; large”),).

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