a person who makes a formal complaint against somebody in court 原告;起诉人 The court upheld the plaintiff’s claim for damages. 法院支持原告的损害赔偿要求。 The plaintiff must prove that the defendant was negligent. 原告必须证明被告有过失。
Extra ExamplesTopics Law and justicec2The plaintiff claimed that the correct procedures had not been followed. 原告声称未履行正确的程序。 The plaintiffs obtained an injunction in the High Court. 原告方在高等法院得到了禁制令。 the lawyer appearing on behalf of the plaintiff 代表原告出庭的律师
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverb + plaintiff- represent
- compensate
- bring an action (against somebody)
- sue somebody
- allege something
- …
- against the plaintiff
- on behalf of the plaintiff
Word Originlate Middle English: from Old French plaintif ‘plaintive’ (used as a noun). The -f ending has come down through Law French; the word was originally the same as plaintive.