mock trial

IPA/ˌmɒk ˈtraɪ.əl/
IPA/ˌmɑːk ˈtraɪ.əl/

mock trial — 名詞

1. A simulated court exercise where students act out the parts of lawyers, witnesse

1.名詞B2
釋義

模擬法庭

法律學生練習的案件演練

A simulated court exercise where students act out the parts of lawyers, witnesses, and judges in a fictional legal scenario, commonly used in legal training or competitions.

例句

Law students at National Taiwan University spent three months preparing for the mock trial competition.

國立臺灣大學的法律系學生花了三個月準備這場模擬法庭比賽。

collocation: prepare for + a mock trial

Noa acted as the defence lawyer in the mock trial, with Marco playing the prosecutor.

Noa 在模擬法庭中扮演辯護律師，Marco 則擔任首席檢察官。

collocation: play the role of [person] in a mock trial

常見搭配
  • participate in a mock trial
  • judge a mock trial
  • win a mock trial
  • hold a mock trial
  • mock trial competition
  • mock trial team
  • national mock trial
同義詞
  • moot court

    focuses on appellate argument before a panel of judges, less on witness examination

  • simulated trial

    more formal term, often used in professional training rather than student competitions

  • practice trial

    broader and less formal, can refer to any rehearsal for a real court case

反義詞
  • real trial

    an actual court proceeding with a real judge, jury, and legal consequences

文法句型

hold + a mock trial

participate in + a mock trial

judge + a mock trial

用法筆記

Typically used in law-school and university settings. Unlike a real trial, the outcome of a mock trial carries no legal consequences — its purpose is educational or competitive.

常見錯誤

The lawyer did a mock trial for a real case she is handling.
The lawyer participated in a mock trial using an imaginary case.
Mock trials use fictional scenarios, not real pending cases.

同根字

  • mock trial competition
    名詞B2
  • mock trial team
    名詞B2
  • mock trial judge
    名詞B2

常見搭配

名詞搭配

  • mock trial competition
  • mock trial team
  • mock trial season
  • mock trial programme

常用片語

  • take part in a mock trial
  • act as a judge in a mock trial
  • compete in a mock trial

介系詞搭配

  • in a mock trial
  • during a mock trial