fiduciary
/fɪˈdjuːʃəri/ (bre, ipa) · /fɪˈduːʃieri/ (ame, ipa) · /fə-ˈdü-shē-ˌer-ē -shə-rē, -ˈdyü-, fī-/ (ame, mw)
fiduciary — 形容詞
- fiduciarypositive
- more fiduciarycomparative
- most fiduciarysuperlative
1. describing a duty where one person must look after another person's money or pro
受託責任的
為他人管理財產時應盡的責任
describing a duty where one person must look after another person's money or property and put that other person's interests first.
As trustee of the family fund, Xiu had a fiduciary duty to her younger brothers.
身為家族基金的受託人，Xiu 對她的兩個弟弟負有受託責任。
fiduciary + duty — most common collocation
The bank failed in its fiduciary role when it sold risky shares to elderly clients.
這家銀行向年長客戶銷售高風險股票時，未盡其受託職責。
fiduciary + role / responsibility
Company directors owe a fiduciary obligation to the shareholders who elected them.
公司董事對選出他們的股東負有受託義務。
Tamar argued that her financial adviser had broken his fiduciary duty by hiding the fees.
Tamar 主張她的理財顧問隱瞞費用，已違反受託責任。
Pension fund managers carry a fiduciary responsibility for the retirement savings of thousands of workers.
退休基金經理人對成千上萬勞工的退休金負有受託責任。
- trust-based
plainer, everyday register; works in general writing
- custodial
emphasises physically holding or guarding the asset rather than legal duty
文法句型
fiduciary + noun (duty, responsibility, role)
用法筆記
Almost always used before a noun (fiduciary duty / responsibility / relationship / role). Subject is usually a person or organisation with formal power over another party's money or property — a trustee, lawyer, director, or financial adviser.
常見錯誤
2. describing a relationship that the law treats as one of trust — for example betw
信託關係的
法律上視為信任關係的
describing a relationship that the law treats as one of trust — for example between a lawyer and a client, or a guardian and a child — where one side must act honestly for the other.
A lawyer stands in a fiduciary relationship with the client who hires her.
律師與委託她的當事人之間，存在信託關係。
fiduciary + relationship — defining usage
Emre acted in a fiduciary capacity when he managed his grandmother's medical accounts.
Emre 在處理祖母的醫療帳戶時，是以信託身分行事。
in a fiduciary capacity (fixed legal phrase)
The court ruled that the doctor and patient shared a fiduciary trust about private health records.
法院裁定醫師與病患就私人健康紀錄共享一種信託關係。
Guardians of young children always hold a fiduciary position under family law.
依家事法，未成年子女的監護人始終處於信託地位。
- trust-based
lay equivalent — use in general writing where 'fiduciary' would feel too legal
- arm's-length
describes a relationship with no special duty of care — the opposite legal framing
文法句型
fiduciary + noun (relationship, capacity, trust)
用法筆記
Distinguish from sense 1: sense 1 names the specific DUTY (what the person must do); sense 2 names the RELATIONSHIP or capacity in which that duty exists. Often appears in the fixed phrase 'in a fiduciary capacity'.
fiduciary — 名詞
1. a person or organisation that the law puts in charge of another person's money o
受託人
依法為他人管理財產的人或機構
a person or organisation that the law puts in charge of another person's money or property, and that must always act for the benefit of that other person.
After her father died, Iris was named the fiduciary for her two younger sisters' inheritance.
父親過世後，Iris 被指定為兩個妹妹遺產的受託人。
fiduciary for + beneficiary
A financial adviser who charges hidden fees is failing as a fiduciary.
收取隱藏費用的理財顧問，就是沒做好受託人的本分。
as a fiduciary (role complement)
Pension fund trustees act as fiduciaries for every worker who pays into the scheme.
退休基金的信託人，是每位繳款勞工的受託人。
Meera hired a lawyer to check whether the company's fiduciary had managed the estate honestly.
Meera 聘請律師檢查公司的受託人是否誠實管理遺產。
The judge appointed a neutral fiduciary to take control of the disputed family business.
法官指派一位中立的受託人接管這場有爭議的家族企業。
- beneficiary
the opposite role — the person whose interests the fiduciary must serve
文法句型
a fiduciary of/for [beneficiary]
act as a fiduciary
用法筆記
Countable. Often used in formal legal or financial writing rather than spoken English. A 'fiduciary' is the role; a 'beneficiary' is the person the fiduciary works for. The two terms almost always appear together.