arbiter
名词 n.
动词 v.
英 /ˈɑː.bɪ.tə(ɹ)/
美 /ˈɑɹ.bɪ.tɚ/|[ˈɑɹ.bɪ.ɾɚ]|/ˈaː.bɪ.tə(ɹ)/
英文释义
名词 n.
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A person appointed, or chosen, by parties to determine a controversy between them; an arbitrator.
— In order to protect individual liberty there must be an arbiter between the governing powers and the governed.
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A person or object having the power of judging, determining, or ordaining; one whose power of deciding and governing is not limited.
— Television and film, not Vogue and similar magazines, are the arbiters of fashion.
- A component in circuitry that allocates scarce resources.
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The person who oversees a chess match and ensures the rules are followed.
— The arbiter shall use his best judgement when determining the times to be shown on the replacement chess clock.
动词 v.
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To act as an arbiter.
— Worse, since there was no institution to arbiter disagreements between Parliament and the government, whenever Parliament voted against the government on the smallest issues, coalitions fragmented, and governments had to be recomposed.
词汇关系
词源
词源 1
From Middle English arbiter, arbytour, arbitre, from Old French arbitre, from Latin arbiter (“a witness, judge, literally one who goes to see”).
词源 2
From Middle English arbiter, arbytour, arbitre, from Old French arbitre, from Latin arbiter (“a witness, judge, literally one who goes to see”).
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