caveat emptor
/ˈkeɪ.viˌæt ˈɛmp.tɔ(r)//ˈkæv.iˌɑt ˈɛmp.tɔr/
词源链
- 拉丁语Latin约前 75–公元 3 世纪
派生
- 英语English
caveat emptor
词源说明
Latin for “buyer beware”; from Latin caveat (“may he / she / subject-noun beware”), the third-person subjunctive of caveō (“to beware”) + ēmptor (“buyer”).
释义
短语phrase
- 1Used as a warning to anyone purchasing something that there may be unforeseen problems or faults with the item that is purchased.
- 2(historical, commercial law) A provision of Roman law which gave the seller of a house the legal right to keep quiet about any defects of the house.