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marques

/ˈmɑːrkeɪz/ /mɑːrˈkeɪ/

Meanings
noun

私掠许可证，捕获许可证

A license to pass the limits of a jurisdiction, or boundary of a country, for the purpose of making reprisals; a letter of marque.

Examples :

"The king granted Captain Davies a marque allowing him to legally attack enemy ships beyond the usual territorial waters, in retaliation for previous assaults. "
国王授予戴维斯船长一份私掠许可证，允许他合法地攻击敌方船只，即使超出了通常的领海范围，以报复之前的袭击。
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Related Words

Illustration jurisdiction

jurisdiction noun

/d͡ʒɔːɹɪsˈdɪkʃən/ /d͡ʒɝɪsˈdɪkʃən/

管辖权，司法权

"The school principal has jurisdiction over student behavior during lunch breaks. "

学校校长有权管辖午休期间学生的行为。

Illustration commissioned

commissioned verb

/kəˈmɪʃənd/

委托，委派。

"James Bond was commissioned with recovering the secret documents."

詹姆斯·邦德受命去追回那些机密文件。

Illustration reprisals

reprisals noun

/rɪˈpraɪzəlz/

报复，报仇雪恨

"After someone vandalized her car, Sarah feared reprisals from her neighbors if she called the police. "

在她的车被人恶意破坏后，莎拉担心如果她报警，会遭到邻居们的报复。

Illustration especially

especially adverb

/əˈspɛʃ(ə)li/

特别，尤其。

"My sister is very helpful, especially when it comes to organizing things. "

我妹妹很乐于助人，尤其是在整理东西方面。

Illustration territorial

territorial noun

/ˌtɛ.ɹɪˈtɔː.ɹi.əl/

地方部队成员，地方自卫队成员

"The territorial helped with the neighborhood cleanup drive. "

这位地方自卫队成员帮助组织了社区清洁活动。

Illustration sometimes

sometimes adjective

/ˈsʌmtaɪmz/

以前的，之前的。

"My sometimes neighbor, a retired teacher, still visits the school occasionally. "

我以前的邻居，一位退休教师，偶尔还会去学校看看。

Illustration attacking

attacking verb

/əˈtækɪŋ/

攻击，袭击

"This species of snake will only attack humans if it feels threatened."

这种蛇只有在感到威胁时才会攻击人类。

Illustration retaliation

retaliation noun

/ɹɪˌtæliˈeɪʃən/

报复，反击，回击。

"After being teased relentlessly by classmates, the boy's retaliation was to spread rumors about them. "

在被同学们无休止地嘲笑后，那个男孩的报复行为是散布关于他们的谣言。

Illustration manufactured

manufactured verb

/ˌmænjʊˈfæktʃəd/ /ˌmænjəˈfæktʃɚd/

制造, 生产.

"The factory manufactured thousands of toy cars every day. "

这家工厂每天制造成千上万辆玩具汽车。

Illustration commissions

commissions noun

/kəˈmɪʃənz/

委任，派遣，使命。

"The president gives his generals commissions to strategize a defense plan. "

总统赋予将军们使命，让他们制定防御计划。

Illustration contradistinction

contradistinction noun

/ˌkɒntɹədɪˈstɪŋkʃn̩/

对比，对照。

"We used hamburgers and soda in contradistinction to healthy food."

我们用汉堡和苏打水，与健康食品形成对比。

Illustration traditional

traditional noun

/tɹəˈdɪʃnəl/

老古板，思想保守的人。

"My grandmother is a traditional, believing strongly in family values. "

我的奶奶是个老古板，非常重视家庭价值观。