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法律英语|Out of Pocket

来源:www.wpnyj.com 2024-03-06
谈到out of pocket,大伙可能都了解它有"赔钱、白白损失"(having suffered a financial loss)的意思。假如用连字符将out of pocket这三个单词连起来,它就变成了一个形容词out-of-pocket,这个单词最基本的意思就是"没钱了"(having no money)。Out-of-pocket expenses 则是指一些需要事先用现金支付的,事后可能可以报销的开销,譬如出差时的饭钱、交通费等等。但近来out of pocket成了网上一通俗用语,愈加多的网民用是somebody is out of pocket来表达"某人目前不在这儿"(somebody is not here)的意思。据考证,out of pocket作为"够不着、缺席、得不到"(unreachable, absent, unavailable)的意思至少也有25年了,不过近期在网上还有其它不少范围又热了起来。那样"赔钱"和"缺席"有哪些关系呢?假如你不在办公室(out of office),那你总是就失去了挣钱的机会(out of pocket)。"不在办公室"也就日渐引申为"某人不在这儿"的意思。假如你不在办公室而在外出差,那样你就常常会有一些out-of-pocket expense.Out of pocket还有一个不常常被用的意思"不合时宜,不在状况"(out of place; out of order)。这层意思来源于于四十年代的黑人英语,这里的pocket最早是指有六个落袋的撞球台上的落袋。The Los Angeles Times对这个意思上有如此的讲解 "Any outsider who would attempt to engage in that conversation would be out of pocket."


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