uphold

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Meaning: To confirm, maintain, or defend a principle, law, decision, or standard, especially against challenge or opposition.

确认、维护或捍卫某项原则、法律、裁决或标准,尤其是在面临挑战或反对时。
Confirmar, mantener o defender un principio, una ley, una decisión o un criterio, especialmente frente a impugnaciones u oposición.
原則・法律・判決・基準を、特に異議や反対に直面した際に、確認・維持・擁護すること。
원칙·법률·결정·기준을, 특히 이의나 반대에 직면하여 확인·유지·수호하는 것.

Uphold is most frequently encountered in legal and political contexts. Courts uphold or overturn decisions; institutions uphold standards; individuals uphold principles. It implies active maintenance in the face of pressure and collocates strongly with law, rights, values, tradition, and rulings. The past tense 'upheld' is particularly common in legal reporting.

uphold最常出现在法律和政治语境中。法院维持或推翻裁决;机构维护标准;个人坚守原则。它暗示在压力下积极维护某事物,与法律(law)、权利(rights)、价值观(values)、传统(tradition)和裁决(rulings)有很强的搭配关系。过去式'upheld'在法律报道中特别常见。
Uphold aparece con mayor frecuencia en contextos jurídicos y políticos. Los tribunales upheld o overturned decisiones; las instituciones upheld estándares; las personas upheld principios. Implica un mantenimiento activo frente a la presión y combina con fuerza con law, rights, values, tradition y rulings. El pretérito «upheld» es especialmente habitual en la información judicial.
upholdは法的・政治的文脈で最も頻繁に使われる。裁判所は判決をupholdしたりoverturnしたりし、機関は基準をupholdし、個人は原則をupholdする。圧力に直面した際の積極的な維持を含意し、law(法律)、rights(権利)、values(価値観)、tradition(伝統)、rulings(判決)との共起が強い。過去形「upheld」は法律報道で特に頻出する。
Uphold는 법률 및 정치적 맥락에서 가장 자주 접하게 된다. 법원은 결정을 지지하거나(uphold) 뒤집고(overturn), 기관은 기준을 유지하며, 개인은 원칙을 수호한다. 압력에 직면한 능동적 유지를 함축하며, law(법률), rights(권리), values(가치관), tradition(전통), rulings(판결) 등과 강하게 결합한다. 과거형 'upheld'는 법률 보도에서 특히 흔하다.

Examples

  1. The Court of Appeal upheld the original verdict, dismissing the defendant's appeal on all grounds.
    上诉法院维持了原判,驳回了被告在所有理由上的上诉。
    El Tribunal de Apelación confirmó el veredicto original y desestimó el recurso del acusado en todos sus motivos.
    控訴裁判所は原判決を支持し、被告の上訴をすべての理由において棄却した。
    항소법원은 원심 판결을 지지하며 피고의 상소를 모든 사유에 대해 기각했다.
  2. The police have a duty to uphold the law impartially, regardless of the social standing of those involved.
    警察有义务公正地维护法律,不论涉及人员的社会地位如何。
    La policía tiene el deber de hacer cumplir la ley de forma imparcial, independientemente de la posición social de los implicados.
    警察は、関係者の社会的地位にかかわらず、公平に法を維持する義務がある。
    경찰은 관련자의 사회적 지위에 관계없이 공정하게 법을 수호할 의무가 있다.
  3. She was determined to uphold the standards of excellence that her predecessor had established over two decades.
    她决心维护其前任在二十年间建立的卓越标准。
    Estaba decidida a mantener los estándares de excelencia que su predecesor había establecido a lo largo de dos décadas.
    彼女は、前任者が20年にわたって確立した卓越性の基準を堅持する決意であった。
    그녀는 전임자가 20여 년에 걸쳐 확립한 탁월한 기준을 고수하겠다는 결의를 가지고 있었다.

Pronunciation

Usage Guide

Context: legal, politics, journalism

Tone: neutral

Origin & History

From Middle English upholden, from up + holden (to hold). A native English compound that has been in use since the 13th century, with its legal sense developing in the early modern period.

Cultural Context

Era: Modern

Generation: All ages

Social background: Universal

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