findings

findings — 名詞

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

1.名詞B2
釋義

研究結果

經調查或研究後得出的資訊

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.

Obi 向村民委員會報告了這項水質研究的結果。

the findings of + [report/study]

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

委員會的調查結果顯示，這座橋已經不安全超過十年。

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

判決；裁定

法院或陪審團對事實的官方裁定

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.

陪審團的裁定還了 Élise 清白，認定她與倉庫火災無關。

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

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

Tamar 的律師打算將法庭的判決上訴至更高一級的法院。

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

工匠小配件

珠寶或製鞋工匠使用的小零件

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.

Otis 把一個小木盤的珠寶配件放在工作檯上。

jewellery findings (typical compound)

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

這位裁縫師向曼谷的供應商訂購了新的配件——鈕扣、拉鍊和線。

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'.