jury

/ˈdʒʊəri/ (bre, ipa) · /ˈdʒʊri/ (ame, ipa) · /ˈju̇r-ē ˈjər-/ (ame, mw)

jury — 名詞

  • jurysingular
  • juriesplural

1. twelve citizens who swear an oath to examine the evidence presented at a court h

1.名詞B1
釋義

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

例句

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

同義詞
  • panel

    more general term for any group of people selected for a task; less formal and not limited to courts

  • tribunal

    formal; often refers to a body with authority to judge disputes outside regular courts

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

❌The judge found him guilty.
✅The jury found him guilty.
💡The jury decides guilt or innocence; the judge oversees the trial and decides the punishment.
❌The jury was divided in their opinion.
✅The jurors were divided in their opinion.
💡When referring to individuals, use 'jurors' or rephrase.

2. a panel of people appointed to evaluate contestants or entries and decide who wi

2.名詞B1
釋義

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

例句

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

同義詞
  • 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

3.名詞B2
釋義

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

例句

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

同義詞
  • 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.

jury — 動詞

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