I hope we can work with others in a consensual way.

我希望我們能夠同心合意地與他人共事。

2) consensual sex 兩廂情願的性行爲。

attorney

表示“律師”，英文解釋爲“In the United States, an attorney or attorney-at-law is a lawyer.”比如我們可以說a prosecuting attorney，即“公訴律師”。大家還知道哪些詞可以表示律師嗎？

be liable for & be liable to

be liable for 表示“負法律責任的”，英文解釋爲“If you are liable for something such as a debt, you are legally responsible for it.”舉個🌰：

The airline's insurer is liable for damages to the victims' families.

航空公司投保的保險公司爲遇難者家庭的損失負法律責任。

be liable to表示“很有可能的”，英文解釋爲“When something is liable to happen, it is very likely to happen.”舉個🌰：

Only a small minority of the mentally ill are liable to harm themselves or others.

只有極少數的精神病人很有可能傷害到自己或他人。

be liable to還可以表示“易於…的，有…傾向的”，英文解釋爲“If people or things are liable to something unpleasant, they are likely to experience it or do it.”舉個🌰：

She will grow into a woman particularly liable to depression.

她將變成一個特別易於消沉的女人。

damages

只以複數的形式出現，表示“賠償金”，英文解釋爲“If a court of law awards damages to someone, it orders money to be paid to them by a person who has damaged their reputation or property, or who has injured them.”舉個🌰：

She is seeking more than $12,000 in damages.

她要求12000美元以上的賠償金。

jury trial

什麼是jury trial？陪審團審案/審判，A jury trial, or trial by jury, is a lawful proceeding in which a jury makes a decision or findings of fact. It is distinguished from a bench trial in which a judge or panel of judges makes all decisions. （Wikipedia）

withdraw from

表示“（從活動或組織中）退出”，英文解釋爲“If you withdraw from an activity or organization, you stop taking part in it.”舉個🌰：

The African National Congress threatened to withdraw from the talks.

非洲國民大會威脅要從會談中退出。

merit

此處merit爲不可數名詞（作可數名詞表示“優點；長處”），因而表示“優秀品質，價值”，英文解釋爲“a good quality that makes someone or something deserve praise”舉個🌰：

There is never any merit in being second best.

不是最好就不值一提。

merit還可以作動詞，表示“應受到”，英文解釋爲“If someone or something merits a particular action or treatment, they deserve it.”舉個🌰：

He said he had done nothing wrong to merit a criminal investigation.

他說他沒有做錯任何事，不應該受到刑事調查。

depositary shares

表示“存托股份”，常見表達爲ADS，表示“American Depositary Shares”，即美國存托股份或美國存託憑證(ADRs)，允許外國的股票在美國股票交易所交易。事實上，大多數的外國公司股票以這種方式在美國股票交易所交易。(百度百科)

accessories

一般用複數，表示“附件，配件，附屬品”，英文解釋爲“something such as a piece of equipment or a decoration that is not necessary, but that makes a machine, car, room etc more useful or more attractive”。

roll out

這個詞此前在介紹新手機、新產品中經常出現，表示“推出（新產品或服務）”，英文解釋爲“If a company rolls out a new product or service, or if the product or service rolls out, it is made available to the public.”舉個🌰：

On Monday Microsoft rolls out its new operating system.

在星期一微軟推出了它的新操作系統。

layoff

表示“解僱”，英文解釋爲“When there are layoffs in a company, people become unemployed because there is no more work for them in the company. ”舉個🌰：

It will close more than 200 stores nationwide resulting in the layoffs of an estimated 2,000 employees.

在全國範圍內將關閉二百多家商店，造成約兩千人失業。

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