pecuniary
含义: Relating to or consisting of money, especially in formal, legal, or official contexts where financial matters are being discussed.
Pecuniary is a formal synonym for 'financial' or 'monetary,' used almost exclusively in legal, regulatory, and parliamentary language. It sounds deliberately elevated and is rarely heard in everyday conversation. Common collocations include 'pecuniary interest,' 'pecuniary advantage,' and 'pecuniary loss.' In British parliamentary procedure, MPs must declare 'pecuniary interests' — financial stakes that could affect their impartiality.
例句
- Members of the council must declare any pecuniary interest before voting on planning applications. 议会成员在对规划申请进行投票前必须申报任何金钱利益。Los miembros del consejo deben declarar cualquier interés pecuniario antes de votar sobre solicitudes de planificación urbanística.議会の委員は都市計画申請の採決前に金銭的利害関係を申告しなければならない。의회 위원들은 도시계획 신청에 대한 표결 전에 금전적 이해관계를 신고해야 한다.
- The court awarded pecuniary damages to compensate for the claimant's lost earnings. 法院判决给予金钱赔偿以补偿原告的收入损失。El tribunal concedió una indemnización pecuniaria para compensar la pérdida de ingresos del demandante.裁判所は原告の逸失利益を補償するため金銭的損害賠償を認めた。법원은 원고의 일실 수입을 보상하기 위해 금전적 손해배상을 인정했다.
- He was found to have derived an improper pecuniary advantage from his position as chairman. 他被发现利用其主席职务谋取了不正当的金钱利益。Se descubrió que había obtenido una ventaja pecuniaria indebida de su cargo como presidente.彼は議長としての地位から不正な金銭的利益を得ていたことが判明した。그는 의장직을 이용하여 부당한 금전적 이득을 취한 것으로 밝혀졌다.
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语境: legal, political, regulatory
语气: neutral
起源与历史
From Latin pecūniārius (of money), from pecūnia (money, property), itself from pecū (cattle), reflecting the ancient use of livestock as a measure of wealth.
文化背景
Era: Modern
Generation: All ages
Social background: Universal
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