in lawsuit
/ɪn ˈlɔːsʊt/
EN
在诉讼中
The company is currently involved in lawsuit over patent infringement.
该公司目前卷入了一起专利侵权诉讼中。
词源
单词"lawsuit"起源于13世纪，由古英语"law"（法律）和古英语suit（诉求、起诉）组合而来，原本指法律程序中的诉求，后来逐渐固定表示正式的诉讼。
助记
拆分记忆：lawsuit由law（法律）和suit（请求）组成，法律程序中提出的请求就是诉讼；in表示“在…之中”，因此in lawsuit就是在诉讼过程中。
常用搭配
participate in lawsuitengage in lawsuitbe involved in lawsuitnamed in lawsuitmentioned in lawsuit
同义词
in litigationin legal proceeding
反义词
out of lawsuitafter lawsuit
相关词汇
lawsuitlitigationplaintiffdefendantcourt
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