• n. 原告

來(lái)自plaint,起訴，訴訟，-iff,形容詞后綴，對(duì)應(yīng)-ive.后詞性由形容詞變?yōu)槊~，引申詞義原告，起訴人。

plaintiff

plaintiff: see plague

plaintiff (n.)

c. 1400, from Anglo-French pleintif (late 13c.), noun use of Old French plaintif "complaining; wretched, miserable," from plainte (see plaint). Identical with plaintive at first; the form that receded into legal usage retained the older -iff spelling.

1. The plaintiff's sole witness, a gambler and layabout, was easily discredited.

原告唯一的證人嗜賭成性，游手好閑，其證詞一下子就被推翻了。

來(lái)自柯林斯例句

2. The burden of proof lay on the plaintiff to prove negligence.

證明對(duì)方犯有疏忽罪的舉證責(zé)任落在原告身上.

來(lái)自《簡(jiǎn)明英漢詞典》

3. The plaintiff is aged 30 and has a normal expectation of life.

原告30歲,預(yù)期有正常的壽命.

來(lái)自《簡(jiǎn)明英漢詞典》

4. The jury found against the plaintiff.

陪審團(tuán)作出不利于原告的判決.

來(lái)自《簡(jiǎn)明英漢詞典》

5. The judge ruled against the plaintiff.

法官作出不利于原告的裁決.

來(lái)自《簡(jiǎn)明英漢詞典》