litigate

vi. 对簿法庭 vt. 在法庭相争, 诉讼

发音

其它 /ˈlɪtɪɡeɪt/

词形变化

litigated litigates 三单 litigates litigating litigating 现在分词 litigated 过去式 litigated 过去分词

释义与例句

v.
  1. 1.

    To go to law; to carry on a lawsuit.

    不及物
  2. 2.

    To contest in law.

    及物
  3. 3.

    To dispute; to fight over.

    及物

    you can't keep litigating this same point!

词汇关系

动词

同义词 3

action process sue

上位词 1

challenge

下位词 1

expedite

近义相关 3

action process sue

词源

First attested in 1606; borrowed from Latin lītigātus, perfect passive participle of lītigō (see -ate (verb-forming suffix)), from līs (“a lawsuit”, oblique stem in līt-) + -igō (denominative verb-forming suffix).

来源：wiktionary