2016年7月11日 星期一

docket, ipso facto, play up, back down

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back down




Withdraw a claim or assertion in the face of opposition:party leaders backed down and rescinded the resolution

play up

British


1informal (Of a child) misbehave:I hadn’t had much sleep - the kids had been playing up
1.1Fail to function properly:his phone line was constantly playing up
2Put all one’s energy into a game:the captain told his team to play up


ipso facto
adv.
By the fact itself; by that very fact: An alien, ipso facto, has no right to a U.S. passport.

[New Latin ipsō factō : Latin ipsō, ablative of ipse, itself + Latin factō, ablative of factum, fact.]

ipso facto

(ĭp'sō făk') pronunciation
adv.
By the fact itself; by that very fact: An alien, ipso facto, has no right to a U.S. passport.
[New Latin ipsō factō : Latin ipsō, ablative of ipse, itself + Latin factō, ablative of factum, fact.]






docket 

Pronunciation: /ˈdɒkɪt/ 



NOUN

1British A document or label listing the contents of a consignment or package.
1.1customs warrant certifying that duty has been paid on goods entering a country.
1.2voucher entitling the holder to receive or obtain delivery of goods ordered.
2North American A list of cases for trial or people having cases pending:one new case on the docket from Florida
2.1An agenda or list of things to be done.

VERB (docketsdocketingdocketed)

[WITH OBJECT]
1Mark (a consignment or package) with a document or label listing the contents:the clothes would be handed in and neatly docketed
2North American Enter (a case) on a list of those due to be heard:the case may be docketed for the fall term


Origin

Late 15th century: perhaps from dock2. The word originally denoted a short summary or abstract; hence, in the early 18th century, 'a document giving particulars of a consignment'.

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