| 单词 | forfeit |
| 释义 | forfeit —forfeitable, adj. —forfeiter, n. /fawr"fit/, n. 1. a fine; penalty. 2. an act of forfeiting; forfeiture. 3. something to which the right is lost, as for commission of a crime or misdeed, neglect of duty, or violation of a contract. 4. an article deposited in a game because of a mistake and redeemable by a fine or penalty. 5. forfeits, (used with a sing. v.) a game in which such articles are taken from the players. v.t. 6. to subject to seizure as a forfeit. 7. to lose or become liable to lose, as in consequence of crime, fault, or breach of engagement. adj. 8. lost or subject to loss by forfeiture. [1250-1300; ME forfet < OF (ptp. of forfaire to commit crime, to lose possession or right through a criminal act) < ML foris factum penalty, ptp. of foris facere to transgress, equiv. to L foris outside, wrongly + facere to make, do] Syn. 7. surrender, yield, relinquish, forgo, waive. |
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