confiscate
含义: To seize or take away someone's property or possessions by authority, typically as a penalty or for security reasons.
Confiscate implies seizure by someone in authority — police, customs officers, teachers, or the state. Unlike 'expropriate,' it almost always suggests a punitive or regulatory motivation rather than acquisition for public use. The word is common in both formal and informal English: a teacher confiscates a mobile phone; customs officers confiscate contraband. In law, 'confiscation orders' allow courts to seize the proceeds of crime.
例句
- Border officials confiscated several kilograms of undeclared food products from passengers arriving from outside the EU. 边境官员从欧盟外入境旅客处没收了数公斤未申报的食品。Los funcionarios fronterizos confiscaron varios kilogramos de productos alimentarios no declarados a pasajeros procedentes de fuera de la UE.国境管理官がEU域外から到着した旅客から数キログラムの未申告食品を押収した。국경 관리관들이 EU 역외에서 도착한 승객들로부터 수 킬로그램의 미신고 식품을 압수했다.
- The court issued a confiscation order to seize assets totalling three million pounds from the convicted fraudster. 法院签发没收令,扣押了该已定罪诈骗犯总计三百万英镑的资产。El tribunal dictó una orden de confiscación para incautar activos por un total de tres millones de libras al defraudador condenado.裁判所は有罪判決を受けた詐欺犯から総額300万ポンドの資産を差し押さえる没収命令を出した。법원은 유죄 판결을 받은 사기범으로부터 총 300만 파운드에 달하는 자산을 차압하는 몰수 명령을 내렸다.
- The teacher confiscated the pupil's mobile phone after he was caught using it during the exam. 那名学生在考试期间被发现使用手机后,老师没收了他的手机。La profesora confiscó el teléfono móvil del alumno después de pillarlo usándolo durante el examen.教師は試験中に携帯電話を使用しているのを見つけた後、その生徒の携帯電話を没収した。교사는 시험 중 휴대전화를 사용하다 적발된 학생의 휴대전화를 몰수했다.
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语境: journalism, professional, general
语气: neutral
起源与历史
From Latin confiscatus, past participle of confiscare (to seize for the public treasury), from con- (together) + fiscus (treasury, money basket). Entered English in the mid-16th century.
文化背景
Era: Modern
Generation: All ages
Social background: Universal
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