findings

findings — noun

1. the pieces of information that researchers, investigators, or experts learn afte

1.名詞B2
釋義

the pieces of information that researchers, investigators, or experts learn after carefully studying a question, problem, or situation

例句

Obi presented the findings of the water-quality study to the village council.

the findings of + [report/study]

The committee's findings showed that the bridge had been unsafe for over a decade.

findings show/showed that + clause

同義詞
  • results

    more general; covers numerical outputs and any kind of outcome, not only from investigation

  • conclusions

    the interpretive judgements drawn FROM findings; findings come first, conclusions follow

  • discoveries

    implies something new and previously unknown; findings can be confirmations

文法句型

the findings of [study/report]

findings show/suggest/indicate that...

用法筆記

Almost always plural in this sense; the singular 'finding' is possible but much rarer. Subject is usually a research team, committee, study, or report.

常見錯誤

❌The scientist made many finding about climate change.
✅The scientist made many findings about climate change.
💡this sense is almost always plural; singular 'finding' sounds incomplete here.

2. the official decisions a court, jury, or tribunal makes about the facts of a cas

2.名詞C1
釋義

the official decisions a court, jury, or tribunal makes about the facts of a case after hearing all the evidence

例句

The jury's findings cleared Élise of any wrongdoing in the warehouse fire.

the [jury/court]'s findings cleared/convicted + person

Tamar's lawyer plans to appeal the tribunal's findings to a higher court.

appeal the findings

同義詞
  • ruling

    the court's actual order or judgement; findings are the facts the ruling rests on

  • verdict

    the jury's final decision (guilty/not guilty/liable); narrower than findings

  • judgment

    the court's overall decision including legal reasoning; findings are one component

文法句型

the findings of the court/jury/tribunal

the findings of fact

用法筆記

Distinguish from sense 1: here the findings come from a legal body (court, jury, tribunal, judge) ruling on a specific case, not from researchers studying a general question. The fixed phrase 'findings of fact' is a legal term of art for what the trier of fact decided actually happened.

常見錯誤

❌The researchers issued their findings of fact about pollution.
✅The researchers issued their findings about pollution.
💡'findings of fact' is a legal phrase; researchers issue 'findings' or 'conclusions', not 'findings of fact'.

3. the small parts and tools that jewellers, shoemakers, or dressmakers use to make

3.名詞C2
釋義

the small parts and tools that jewellers, shoemakers, or dressmakers use to make and finish their work, such as clasps, buckles, and needles

例句

Otis kept a small wooden tray of jewellery findings on his workshop bench.

jewellery findings (typical compound)

The dressmaker ordered new findings — buttons, zips, and thread — from a supplier in Bangkok.

同義詞
  • components

    more general; covers any small part of any product, not only artisan supplies

  • fittings

    overlaps for metal pieces (clasps, hooks) but not for needles or thread

  • notions

    American sewing-trade term for small items like buttons, zips, and thread

文法句型

a box/tray of findings

jewellery findings

shoe findings

用法筆記

Narrow craft-trade vocabulary; learners are unlikely to encounter this sense outside jewellery, shoemaking, or sewing contexts. Often appears in compound form: 'jewellery findings', 'shoe findings'.