cross-examine

IPA/ˌkrɒs ɪɡˈzæmɪn/
IPA/ˌkrɔːs ɪɡˈzæmɪn/

cross-examine — 動詞

  • cross-examinepresent simple I / you / we / they
  • cross-examineshe / she / it
  • cross-examinedpast simple
  • cross-examining-ing form

1. to ask someone who has already testified in court a series of detailed follow-up

1.動詞及物B2
釋義

詰問；盤問

法庭上對證人反覆提問以檢驗證詞

to ask someone who has already testified in court a series of detailed follow-up questions, in order to test whether their earlier answers were truthful and accurate

例句

The defense lawyer will cross-examine the main witness when the trial resumes on Monday.

辯護律師將於週一開庭時對主要證人進行詰問。

collocation: cross-examine + a witness

The prosecutor spent an hour cross-examining the victim about her earlier statement to the police.

檢察官花了一個小時盤問被害人，針對她先前向警方所做的陳述。

pattern: spend [time] cross-examining [someone] about [topic]

常見搭配
  • cross-examine a witness
  • cross-examine the defendant
  • cross-examine the accused
  • cross-examine about the details
  • cross-examine on the stand
同義詞
  • interrogate

    stronger and more forceful; often used by police or in formal investigations

  • question

    more general and less formal; suitable for everyday contexts

  • grill

    informal; means to ask many difficult questions in an aggressive way

  • examine

    broader in meaning; can refer to checking documents or asking questions

文法句型

cross-examine + noun_phrase

be cross-examined by + noun_phrase

用法筆記

Frequently used in the passive voice (be cross-examined by). The subject performing the action is typically a lawyer or prosecutor, and the object is a witness or defendant. Outside of legal contexts, the word sounds overly dramatic or imprecise.

常見錯誤

The teacher cross-examined the student about the missing homework.
The teacher questioned the student about the missing homework.
Cross-examine is a legal term; using it in everyday settings sounds unnatural.
The lawyer cross-examined the evidence in the case.
The lawyer cross-examined the witness about the evidence in the case.
You cross-examine a person, not a document or piece of evidence.

同根字

常見搭配

名詞搭配

  • cross-examine a witness
  • cross-examine the defendant
  • cross-examine the accused
  • cross-examine an expert

副詞搭配

  • carefully cross-examine
  • thoroughly cross-examine
  • aggressively cross-examine

常用片語

  • right to cross-examine
  • cross-examine under oath
  • cross-examine in court

介系詞搭配

  • cross-examine about
  • cross-examine on
  • cross-examine regarding