approbate
approbate — 動詞
- approbatepresent simple I / you / we / they
- approbates3rd person singular
- approbating-ing form
- approbatedpast simple
1. to give something your official agreement, usually through a court, government b
核准；認可
由法院、政府等權責機關正式核准
to give something your official agreement, usually through a court, government body, or other authority that has the power to do so.
The city council approbated the new bridge design after months of public debate.
市議會在歷經數月公開辯論後，終於正式批准了新橋的設計。
approbate + [plan/design] for formal approval by an authority
Parliament finally approbated the treaty, making the trade deal legally binding.
國會最終批准了該條約，使這項貿易協議具有法律效力。
Every structural plan must be approbated by the safety board before building starts.
所有結構圖在動工前，都必須經安全委員會正式核准。
Judge Eitan approbated the settlement and closed the long dispute between the two firms.
Eitan 法官核准了和解協議，結束了兩家公司之間的長期糾紛。
The bishop would not approbate the marriage until both families agreed to it.
在兩家人都同意之前，主教不願批准這樁婚事。
文法句型
approbate + object (a document, plan, or agreement)
用法筆記
Subject is almost always an official body — a court, council, board, or church authority — rather than a private individual giving casual approval.
常見錯誤
2. to claim the favourable parts of a will, contract, or other document while refus
選擇性接受
只採納文件中對自己有利的部分
to claim the favourable parts of a will, contract, or other document while refusing to be bound by its less convenient terms.
You cannot approbate the will by taking the house and then reject its debts.
你不能只擇取遺囑中分到的房子，卻拒絕承擔其中的債務。
approbate X then reject Y: the selective-acceptance contrast
The heir tried to approbate the contract, keeping the land but ignoring the loan.
這名繼承人想選擇性接受合約，只保留土地卻無視那筆貸款。
Courts will not let a party approbate a deed and reprobate it at once.
法院不會允許當事人對同一份契據既採認又否認。
Roya wanted to approbate the agreement, accepting the salary but not the relocation clause.
Roya 想選擇性接受這份協議，接受薪資卻不接受外派條款。
A beneficiary may not approbate one clause of a trust while rejecting another.
受益人不得只接受信託中的某一條款，卻拒絕另一條款。
- cherry-pick
informal; same idea of keeping the good parts, no legal weight
- reprobate
the fixed legal counterpart — to reject the parts you do not approbate
文法句型
approbate + object (a will, deed, or contract)
用法筆記
Almost always appears in the fixed pairing 'approbate and reprobate', the rule against accepting a document's benefits while dodging its burdens. Distinguish from sense 1, where the whole thing is approved.