scot-free
英 ['skɔt'fri:]
美
- adj. 不受处罚的；无伤的；平安的
实用场景例句
- Others who were guilty were being allowed to get off scot-free.
- 其他犯罪人员不予处罚。
柯林斯例句
- They got off scot-free because of lack of evidence.
- 由于证据不足，他们得以逍遥法外。
《牛津高阶英汉双解词典》
- The accused got off / escaped scot - free because of lack of evidence.
- 由于证据不足,被告未受惩罚.
辞典例句
- The thief got away scot - free.
- 小偷未受惩罚逃走了.
辞典例句
- They can basically ride off into the sunset scot - free.
- 他们基本上可以趁着日落开溜,逍遥法外.
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- If the truth is once elicited , they shall go scot - free.
- 一旦真相大白, 他们也就脱清干系了.
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- They will not let him go scot - free.
- 他们不会让他逍遥法外的.
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- The man went scot free when the charges against him couldn't be proved in court.
- 由于此人的罪名在法庭上未能证实,所以未被判刑.
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- It would surely be wrong to let them go scot - free just for lack of finger - prints.
- 只因为未取指纹而让他们免于受罚,这种做法肯定是错误的.
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- Both the men went to prison, but the boys went scot - free on account of their age.
- 两个大人进了监狱, 而小孩们由于年轻尚小逃脱了惩罚.
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中文词源
scot-free 免除征税，免于受罚，逃脱惩罚
来自古英语 scotfreo,免税，免征，来自 scot,征税，上交给国王的税，来自古诺斯语 skot,贡金， 纳贡，字面意思为射出，投出，词源同 shot,shoot,-freo,免除，即 free.引申比喻义免于受罚， 逃脱惩罚等。
双语例句
- 1. The capacities of the columns studied are a little higher than that of SCOT.
- 柱容量稍高于SCOT柱.
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- 2. Meanwhile steam consumption can be saved by about 15 % with the cascade SCOT process.
- 改进胺法脱硫工艺流程,采用溶剂集中再生及串级SCOT工艺,不仅可节省投资和占地面积,同时串级SCOT可节省蒸汽约15%.
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- 3. The 42-year-old Scot has guided the team to victory in three of their last five games.
- 这位42岁的苏格兰人带领球队在最近5场比赛中赢了3场。
来自柯林斯例句
- 4. I am a hardy and a vigourous Scot.
- 我是一个身体结实、精力旺盛的苏格兰人.
来自辞典例句
- 5. His accent proclaimed that he was a Scot.
- 他的口音显示出他是苏格兰人.
来自辞典例句
英文词源
- scot-free
- scot-free: see shot
- scot-free (adj.)
- Old English scotfreo "exempt from royal tax," from scot "royal tax," from Old Norse skot "contribution," literally "a shooting, shot; thing shot, missile," from PIE *skeud- "to shoot, chase, throw" (see shoot (v.); the Old Norse verb form, skjota, has a secondary sense of "transfer to another; pay") + freo (see free (adj.)). First element related to Old English sceotan "to pay, contribute," Dutch schot, German Schoß "tax, contribution." French écot "share" (Old French escot) is from Germanic.