warrant
释义
An official document that authorizes the police or another authority to do something, such as make an arrest or search.
授权令,令状(如逮捕令、搜查令)。
A reason or justification for an action or belief.
(行为或信念的)正当理由,依据。
To justify or make something necessary; to deserve.
使……正当;值得,有必要。
To guarantee or promise something formally.
保证,担保。
词根拆分
词根派生经古诺曼法语源自法兰克语 warand(守卫、担保)。核心是「用权威为某事背书」。由此分出名词(权威的官方文件——逮捕令)和动词(使正当或保证——证据 warrant 进一步审视)。
词根 warrant 还连着 6 个词使用指南
注意两个语域。法律名词:arrest/search warrant——正式的法院文件。正式动词:X warrants Y 表示 X 使 Y 正当/有必要,常见于学术和报告写作(the data warrants further study)。动词比 deserve、be worth 更正式。
例句
- 1.
Police obtained a warrant to search the apartment.
警方取得了搜查这套公寓的令状。
- 2.
The situation is serious enough to warrant immediate action.
情况严重到足以需要立即采取行动。
- 3.
Nothing in his behavior warranted such harsh punishment.
他的行为没有任何地方应受如此严厉的惩罚。
- 4.
There is no warrant for that assumption.
那个假设没有任何依据。