A jury consists of twelve persons chosen to decide who has the better lawyer.
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decide [dɪ'saɪd] 词频1 词根: cis
vt. 决定;决心;解决;裁决; vi. 决定;下决心;
💡 de使…成为+cide切→切下去→下决心→决定,决心
"You choose, I can't decide."
你来选吧,我拿不定主意。
近义:determine, resolve, set, settle, rule 反义:object, vary, clash, differ, disaccord, discord
lawyer ['lɔjɚ] 词频2 词根: law
n. 律师,法学家;
💡 law法律+yer表示人 →律师,法律家
"His lawyer turned to address the bench."
他的律师转身对法官讲话。
近义:jurisconsult, jurisprudent, legist, litigant, litigator, notary
jury ['dʒuəri] 词频2 词根: 判断
n. 陪审团;(展览会,竞赛等的)全体评审员;舆论的裁决;评判委员会; adj. 应急的;[航](船上)应急用的;暂时的;
💡 助尔理(谐音):来 陪审 陪审团要拒人于千里之外
"The jury acquitted him of murder."
陪审团裁决他谋杀罪不成立。
近义:juryman, makeshift, provisional, provisionary, provisory, temporary
twelve [twɛlv] 词频1
num. 十二;十二个;十二点钟;十二岁; adj. 十二的;十二个的; n. 十二;十二个;
"I first got hooked on scuba diving when I was twelve."
12岁时我开始迷上了带水肺潜水.
近义:dozen
chosen [['tʃəuzən]] 词频1
choose的过去分词
近义:minion, nominated, pet, picked, preferred, select 反义:offcast, rejected, castoff
better ['bɛtɚ] 词频1
adj. 较好的;更合适的;能力更强的;好转的; adv. 更好地;更妥;更; v. 胜过;上进; n. 更好者;更有才智者;
"We're hoping for better weather tomorrow."
我们希望明天天气转好。
近义:improve, perfect, upgrade, meliorate, complete, enrich 反义:intensify, worsen, aggravate, deteriorate, exacerbate, lousy

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