take the fifth

短语

拒绝作危害自己的证词

发音

AU

词形变化

taken the fifth takes the fifth 三单 takes the fifth taking the fifth took the fifth taking the fifth 现在分词 took the fifth 过去式 taken the fifth 过去式 taken the fifth 过去分词

别名

take the Fifth

释义与例句

v.
  1. 1.

    To decline to comment, especially on grounds that it might be incriminating.

    习语

    If you ask me who ate the last of the ice cream, I will simply take the fifth.

词汇关系

动词

上位词 1

declare

词源

A reference to the Fifth Amendment to the United States Constitution, which, among other provisions, protects individuals from being compelled to testify against themselves.

来源：wiktionary