impeach

• vt. 弹劾；归咎；怀疑
• n. 控告，检举；弹劾；怀疑

来自古法语empeechier,来自拉丁语impedicare,抓住，锁上脚链，im-,进入，使，pedica,脚链，词源同foot,expedite.原义为阻止，防止，后引申词义控告，弹劾。

1. challenge the honesty or credibility of; as of witnesses

2. charge with an offense or misdemeanor;

"The public officials were impeached"

3. charge with a crime or misdemeanor

4. bring an accusation against; level a charge against;

"He charged the man with spousal abuse"

impeach

impeach: [14] Impeach has nothing to do with peaches. In fact it is closely related to impede, and indeed originally meant ‘impede’ in English. Both verbs comes ultimately from Latin pēs ‘foot’. Impede [17] goes back to Latin impedīre, a compound verb based on pēs which originally meant literally ‘tie the feet together’. Impeach, on the other hand, comes via Old French empecher (ancestor of modern French empêcher) from late Latin impedicāre ‘fetter, entangle, ensnare’, a compound verb based on the noun pedica ‘fetter’, which itself came from the same base as pēs.

Its original meaning ‘impede, prevent’ survived in English until the late 17th century (‘a Ditch of sufficient breadth, and depth, to impeach the Assaults of an Enemy’, William Leybourn. Cursus Mathematicus 1690). Its use for ‘charge, accuse’ arose in the 14th century from an erroneous association with Latin impetere ‘attack, accuse’ (source of English impetuous).
=> foot, impede, pedal

impeach (v.)

late 14c., "to impede, hinder, prevent," from Anglo-French empecher, Old French empeechier "hinder" (12c., Modern French empêcher), from Late Latin impedicare "to fetter, catch, entangle," from assimilated form of in- "into, in" (see in- (2)) + Latin pedica "shackle," from pes (genitive pedis) "foot," from PIE root *ped- (1) "a foot" (see foot (n.)). Sense of "accuse a public officer of misconduct" first recorded 1560s, perhaps via confusion with Latin impetere "attack, accuse." Related: Impeached; impeaching.

to impeach sb's motives

怀疑某人的动机

牛津词典

...an opposition move to impeach the President.

弹劾总统的反对议案

柯林斯高阶英语词典

Do you impeach my motives?

你指责我的动机?

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The lawyers tried to impeach the credibility of the witnesses.

律师们试图质疑证人的可信度.

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Richard M. Nixon: They can't impeach me for bombing Cambodia.

尼克松: 他们不能控告我对柬埔寨的轰炸.

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Are you brave enough to impeach or disclose the units or individuals that contaminate environment?

你有勇气检举、揭发污染环境的单位和个人 吗 ?

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The actual market has long been abandoned impeach solar photovoltaic power station roof and network approach.

市场实际早已抨弃了太阳能光伏屋顶并网电站的方式.

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On one hand impeach Lv, to reforming progress the prospect worries, fear the road of retrogression.

一方面心存疑虑, 对改革发展前途担心, 怕走回头路.

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We must impeach the judge for taking bribes.

我们一定要检举法官收受贿赂.

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The police should open sheet to report on the spot him, he pollutes impeach environment.

警察当场要开单告发他, 检举他污染环境.

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During that meeting, the opposition party put forward a proposal to impeach the President.

那次会议上, 反对党提出了弹劾总统的议案.

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Several key US Republican Congressmen were caught in disagreement over how to impeach President Clinton.

美国国会共和党议员中的几个关键人物,在如何进行弹劾克林顿总统的审判问题上出现了意见分歧.

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Impeach of manager of his decision whereaboutldirection attendants this.

他决定去向经理检举这个侍者.

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If the House votes to impeach, managers are selected to present the case to the Senate.

如果众议院通过弹劾成案, 则选出[承办人员]将弹劾案送交参议院.

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The angry congressman wanted to impeach the President.

这位愤怒的国会议员想要弹劾总统.

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Do you impeach my motive?

你怀疑我的动机?

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Blagojevich says the decision to impeach was not a surprise.

布拉戈耶维奇称弹劾他的决定早已料到.

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She will be in a state of mind to impeach the justice of the Republic.

她正处在咒骂共和法律的一种心里状态之中.

辞典例句

The committeedecided to impeach the President.

委员会决定弹劾总统.

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to impeach sb's motives

怀疑某人的动机

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