单词 | res ipsa loquitur |
释义 | res ipsa loquitur in British English (reɪs ˌɪpsɑː ˈlɒkwɪtə) law the thing or matter speaks for itself Word origin Latinres ipsa loquitur in American English (ˈɪpsəˈlɑkwətər) the thing speaks for itself Word origin Lres ipsa loquitur in American English (ˈriz ˈɪpsə ˈloukwɪtər, ˈlɑkwɪ-, ˈreis) Law the rule that an injury is due to the defendant's negligence when that which caused it was under his or her control or management and the injury would not have happened had proper management been observed Word origin [1650–60; ‹ L rēs ipsa loquitur lit., the thing itself speaks]This word is first recorded in the period 1650–60. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: agency, oscillation, parade, profile, romanticExamples of 'res ipsa loquitur' in a sentence |
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