acquit

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vt. 无罪释放, 表现, 使履行 [法] 开释, 释放, 免

发音

US /əˈkwɪt/
AU
UK /əˈkwɪt/

词形变化

acquit acquits 三单 acquits acquitted acquitting acquitting 现在分词 acquitted 过去式 acquitted 过去分词

别名

aquit acquite

释义与例句

v.
  1. 1.

    To declare or find innocent or not guilty.

    及物
  2. 2.

    To discharge (for example, a claim or debt); to clear off, to pay off; to fulfil.

    及物
  3. 3.

    to discharge, release, or set free from a burden, duty, liability, or obligation, or from an accusation or charge.

    及物

    The jury acquitted the prisoner of the charge.

  4. 4.

    To bear or conduct oneself; to perform one's part.

    The soldier acquitted herself well in battle.

    The orator acquitted himself very poorly.

  5. 5.

    To clear oneself.

  6. 6.

    past participle of acquit.

    古体 及物
  7. 7.

    To release, to rescue, to set free.

    废旧 及物
  8. 8.

    To pay for; to atone for.

    废旧 罕用 及物

词汇关系

动词

同义词 10

do clear act carry bear behave conduct discharge deport exonerate

反义词 1

convict

上位词 5

move act judge label pronounce

下位词 10

make work keep play deal follow act relax joke pretend

近义相关 4

play act pretend dissemble

词源

From Middle English aquī̆ten (“to give in return; to pay, repay; to redeem (a pledge, security), to make good (a promise); to make amends; to relieve of an obligation; to acquit, clear of a charge; to free; to deprive of; to do one's part, acquit oneself; to act, behave (in a certain way)”), from Old French aquiter (“to act, do”) and Medieval Latin acquitāre (“to settle a debt”), from ad- (“to”) + quitare (“to free”), equivalent to a- + quit. Doublet of acquiet; also related to quit, quiet and acquiesce.

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