| 释义 |
umpire/ˈʌmpaiə/ n. & v.●n. 1 a person chosen to enforce the rules and settle disputes in various sports (指各种体育运动中的)裁判 2 a person chosen to arbitrate between disputants, or to see fair play 公断人，仲裁人；裁决者 ●v. 1 intr. (usu. foll. by 通常后跟 for, in, etc.) act as umpire 作裁判(仲裁人) 2 tr. act as umpire in (a game etc.) 作(比赛等的)裁判(仲裁人) □ umpirage /-ridʒ/ n.□ umpireship n.[Middle English, later form of noumpere from Old French nonper ‘not equal’ (as NON-, PEER2): for loss of n- cf. ADDER] |