jury
jury — 名詞
- jurysingular
- juriesplural
1. twelve citizens who swear an oath to examine the evidence presented at a court h
陪審團
法院中聽取證據並裁定罪責的一組人
twelve citizens who swear an oath to examine the evidence presented at a court hearing, then reach a verdict about the accused person's guilt or the soundness of a legal argument
The jury found the defendant guilty after examining all the evidence for two weeks.
陪審團在審查了所有兩週的證據後，裁定被告有罪。
passive: found guilty by jury
Jiwoo served on a jury for six weeks, hearing testimony about a property dispute between two neighbours.
Jiwoo 擔任陪審員六週，聽取了兩名鄰居之間財產糾紛的證詞。
collocation: serve on a jury
The judge instructed the jury to ignore anything they had read in the news.
法官指示陪審團忽略他們在新聞中讀到的任何內容。
judge instructs the jury
After three days of discussion, the jury announced that the accused was not guilty.
經過三天的討論，陪審團宣布被告無罪。
- serve on a jury
- the jury finds/decides/rules
- jury deliberation
- jury duty
- trial by jury
文法句型
the jury + verb (singular or plural)
serve on a jury
the jury finds/decides/rules that…
用法筆記
In British English a jury can take a singular or plural verb (the jury has / the jury have). In American English a singular verb is standard. The jury decides guilt; the judge determines the sentence.
常見錯誤
2. a panel of people appointed to evaluate contestants or entries and decide who wi
評審團
比賽中負責評分並選出優勝者的群體
a panel of people appointed to evaluate contestants or entries and decide who wins a competition, contest, or prize
The jury awarded first prize to a young dancer from Seoul for her original choreography.
評審團將首獎頒給了一位來自首爾的年輕舞者，肯定她的原創編舞。
jury + award/give prize
Kemi sat on the jury for a national short-story competition, reading over two hundred entries.
Kemi 擔任了一場全國短篇小說比賽的評審，閱讀了兩百多篇參賽作品。
collocation: sit on a jury
The competition jury watched twenty performances, scored each one, and eliminated the lowest-ranked acts.
比賽評審團觀看了二十場表演，為每場打分數，並淘汰了排名最低的演出。
The jury debated for hours before finally agreeing on the winner of the baking competition.
評審團辯論了好幾個小時，才終於就烘焙比賽的優勝者達成共識。
- sit on a jury
- jury selects/choses/awards
- competition jury
- jury member
- panel of judges
more transparent and common in entertainment contexts like talent shows
- adjudicators
formal; emphasizes the evaluative role
文法句型
jury + verb (selects/awards/gives)
sit on a jury
用法筆記
Use 'panel' or 'judges' in less formal contexts. 'Jury' for competitions carries a slightly formal tone, similar to the legal sense.
3. any person or group of people whose opinion determines whether something is good
裁決者
公眾、數據等做出判斷的群體或標準
any person or group of people whose opinion determines whether something is good, successful, or acceptable — for example, the public deciding if a film is a success, or customers deciding if a product is worth buying
The jury is still out on whether the new vaccine provides long-term protection.
新疫苗是否能提供長期保護，目前尚無定論。
idiom: the jury is (still) out on
The public acts as the ultimate jury for any new restaurant in this neighbourhood.
在這附近，大眾就是任何新餐廳的最終裁決者。
figurative: public as jury
Social media users acted as the jury of the company's new policy and condemned it within hours.
社群媒體使用者充當了公司新政策的裁決者，在數小時內就予以譴責。
The festival audience served as the jury and decided the documentary deserved the top award.
影展觀眾擔任了評判的角色，決定這部紀錄片應獲得最高獎項。
- the jury is (still) out on
- act as the jury
- ultimate jury
- arbiter
formal; a person or body with authority to settle a dispute
- deciding factor
emphasizes the criterion rather than the group doing the judging
文法句型
the jury is (still) out on something
用法筆記
This sense is almost always figurative. The idiom 'the jury is (still) out on something' means that a decision has not yet been reached and people still disagree about something.
used to say that something is not yet decided or known, and people have different opinions about it
對某事尚無定論；某事還未見分曉
The jury is still out on whether remote work improves productivity in the long run.
Experts are divided, so the jury is out on the best treatment for that rare condition.
jury — 動詞
- jurypresent simple I / you / we / they
- juries3rd person singular
- jurying-ing form
- juriedpast simple
1. to review and choose works of art, photographs, or other creative material for i
評選
為展覽或比賽審查並挑選作品
to review and choose works of art, photographs, or other creative material for inclusion in an exhibition or competition
Élise juried the annual photography show at the city gallery last autumn.
Élise 去年秋天為市立美術館評選了年度攝影展的作品。
jury + exhibition/show
A panel of three professional artists was asked to jury the student art competition.
主辦方邀請了三位專業藝術家組成小組，為學生藝術比賽評選作品。
passive: asked to jury
The committee juried over five hundred submissions and accepted only thirty-five for the final show.
委員會評選了五百多件投稿作品，最後僅接受三十五件進入最終展覽。
Lucía spent the weekend jurying over three hundred design entries and then selected ten finalists.
Lucía 花了一整個週末評選三百多件設計作品，然後選出了十位入圍者。
- jury submissions
- jury an exhibition
- juried show
- juried competition
文法句型
jury + noun phrase (submissions/entries)
be juried into/accepted
用法筆記
This verb is specialized and used primarily within the art and design world. It is less common than the noun forms. The passive construction 'be juried into' (e.g., 'her painting was juried into the exhibition') is frequent.
常見錯誤
jury — 形容詞
- jurypositive
- juriercomparative
- juriestsuperlative
1. created or assembled quickly from whatever materials are available, especially a
臨時的
因應緊急情況而臨時湊合使用的
created or assembled quickly from whatever materials are available, especially as a temporary solution in an emergency
The campers built a jury-rigged shelter from fallen branches and a plastic sheet.
露營者用掉落的樹枝和一塊塑膠布搭建了一個臨時湊合的避難所。
common form: jury-rigged + shelter
The sailors used a blanket as a jury-rigged mast to reach the harbour.
水手們用一條毯子作為臨時湊合的桅杆，駛向了港口。
Haruto set up a jury-rigged antenna using copper wire and managed to get a signal.
Haruto 用銅線自製了一個臨時天線，成功收到了訊號。
jury-rigged + emergency fix
A jury-rigged bridge of wooden boards helped the hikers cross the flooded stream.
一座用木板臨時搭建的橋樑幫助登山者渡過了湍急的小溪。
- jury-rigged solution
- jury-rigged system
- jury-rigged antenna
- jury-rigged shelter
- makeshift
more common and general; can be used in any context, not only emergencies
- improvised
emphasizes creativity with available resources
- temporary
focuses on limited duration rather than the method of assembly
- permanent
built to last; the opposite of temporary
- professional
made by experts with proper materials and planning
文法句型
jury-rigged + noun phrase
用法筆記
Nearly always appears as 'jury-rigged' (the compound adjective) rather than bare 'jury.' Do not confuse with 'jerry-built' (cheaply or badly built). 'Jury-rigged' emphasizes improvisation, not poor quality.
常見錯誤
❌ 'jury-rigged' spelled 'jerry-rigged' — The correct spelling is 'jury-rigged,' from the nautical term 'jury mast' (a temporary mast).
同根字
- juror名詞B1
- jurist名詞C1
- jurisprudence名詞C2
- jury-rigged形容詞C2
常見搭配
名詞搭配
- jury duty
- jury service
- jury box
- jury room
- jury selection
- jury verdict
- jury member
常用片語
- trial by jury
- right to a jury
- the jury is in/out
- serve on a jury
介系詞搭配
- jury of (experts/peers)
- jury at (a trial/competition)