| 釋義 |
forfeitn.
1. forfeiture,i.e. act of being deprived of somethingfor a crime; that which is forfeited,something towhich the right is lost by the commission of a crime沒收，沒收物。
△R.III.2.1.100:“The forfeit,sovereign,of my servant’s life，” i.e. the remission of the forfei-ture of my servant’s life. 主君，我的一個仆人要沒命了。
2. forfeiture,penalty 沒收，處罰。
△3H.VI.2.1.196:“And he that throws not up his cap for joy / Shall forthe fault make forfeit of his head.”誰要是不把他的帽子扔起來表示高興，就罰他丟掉腦袋。
3. penalty,punishment處罰，懲罰。
△Rom.1.4.110(109):“and expire the term / Of a despised life closedin my breast / By some vile forfeit of untimelydeath. ”以早死為可怕的懲罰來結(jié)束我這不足道的一生壽命。4. breach,violation 破壞，侵害。
△Rom.1.1.102 (96):“If ever you disturb our streets again / Your lives shallpay the forfeit of the peace.”如果你們再破壞街道上的安寧，你們就要以生命來贖罪。(按：forfeit又可解為punish-ment,penalty，即“擾亂和平的懲罰”。)
forfeitvt.
1. give up,abandon 讓出，放棄。
△Ham.1.1.88:“Didforfeit (with his life) all those his lands”，將他的領(lǐng)土（連同他的性命）一齊讓出。
△1H.VI.4.3.26:“So should wesave a valiant gentleman / By forfeiting a traitor anda coward.”這樣，我們就可以用拋棄一個叛賊和懦夫來拯救一位英勇的將軍。
2. abandon,give up for lost拋棄，認定…已無希望。
△1H.IV.1.3.88:“When they have lost and forfeitedthemselves?”當他們已經(jīng)失去操守、毀掉自己一切的時候？
3. lose in consequence of an engagement,lose by afault or crime （因違約受罰而）喪失，（因犯錯或犯罪而）喪失。
△Mer.1.3.157(156):“I will not forfeit it.”我決不會受罰的。
△H.VIII.3.2.343(342): “To forfeit all yourgoods,lands,tenements,/ Chattels,and whatsoever,and to be / Out of the King’s protection.”沒收你的一切財物、土地、住宅、動產(chǎn)以及其他等等，一律不再受到國王的保護。4. lose in general喪失。
△H.VIII.Pro.19: “besideforfeiting / Our own brains”，除了白白浪費了我們的腦力勞動。
forfeitpa. p. lost by reason of breach of an obligation違約，誤期。
△Mer.3. 2. 318 (317):“my bond to theJew is forfeit；”我寫給猶太人的借據(jù)已經(jīng)過期。 forfeit[?f?:fit]n. 罰款，罰金，沒收 （物） adj.喪失了的，被罰沒的 v. 罰沒，喪失，放棄，棄權(quán)
◇ be the forfeit of 抵償
‖ forfeit the membership 喪失會員資格
forfeited game 放棄比賽，棄權(quán)
forfeited stock沒收股票，作廢股票
forfeited stock subscription 失效的股票認購
forfeiting a penalty 放棄罰球
forfeiter n. 因犯規(guī)而被罰下場的球員
forfeiture n. 罰款（金），沒收物，喪失，棄權(quán)
forfeiture formula 喪失假期計算公式
forfeiture of benefits 喪失福利
forfeiture of pay 罰薪
forfeiture of share 股份沒收
forfeiture rule 喪失假期規(guī)則 |