tort
中文来自 ECDICT
- n.
- 民事侵权行为
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演变路径（由近及远）
原始词根
原始印欧语 *terkʷ-
词源说明
From Middle English tort (“(uncountable) wrong; (countable) an injury, a wrong”), from Old French tort (“misdeed, wrong”) (modern French tort (“an error, wrong; a fault”)), from Medieval Latin tortum (“injustice, wrong”), a noun use of a neuter singular participle form of Latin tortus (“crooked; twisted”), the perfect passive participle of torqueō (“to bend or twist awry, distort”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *terkʷ- (“to spin; to turn”).
释义（英文）
名词 Noun
- (law) A wrongful act, whether intentional or negligent, regarded as non-criminal and unrelated to a contract, which causes
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演变路径（由近及远）
词源说明
From Middle English tort, torte (“contorted, crooked; twisted”), from Old French tort, torte (“crooked; twisted”), or from its etymon Latin tortus (“crooked; twisted”): see further at etymology 1.
释义（英文）
形容词 Adjective
- (obsolete) Twisted.
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词源说明
Clipping of tortoiseshell.
释义（英文）
名词 Noun
- (slang) Clipping of tortoiseshell (“a domestic cat, guinea pig, rabbit, or other animal whose fur has black, brown, and yellow markings; a tortie”).