warrant

warrant
noun
  1. a document issued by a legal or government official authorizing the police or some other body to make an arrest, search premises, or carry out some other action relating to the administration of justice
    逮捕证;搜查证;授权令
    magistrates issued a warrant for his arrest.
    治安官签发了一份逮捕他的逮捕证。
    an extradition warrant.
    引渡授权令。
    ■a document that entitles the holder to receive goods, money, or services
    提货(款)凭单;接受服务单据
    we'll issue you with a travel warrant.
    我们将给你签发一张通行证。
    ■(Finance)a negotiable security allowing the holder to buy shares at a specified price at or before some future date
    (财政)认股权证
    ■[mass noun][usu. with negative]justification or authority for an action, belief, or feeling
    正当理由;依据
    there is no warrant for this assumption.
    这个假设没有依据。
  2. an official certificate of appointment issued to an officer of lower rank than a commissioned officer
    准尉委任书
verb
[with obj.]
  1. justify or necessitate (a certain course of action)
    证明(某个行动过程)正当(或必要)
    there is not enough new evidence to warrant a reference to the Court of Appeal.
    还没有足够的新证据证明有必要提交给上诉法院。
    ■officially affirm or guarantee
    正式确认;保证
    the vendor warrants the accuracy of the report.
    卖主保证报告的准确性。
常用词组
I ( I'll) warrant (you)
  1. (dated)used to express the speaker's certainty about a fact or situation
    (旧)我敢说
    I'll warrant you'll thank me for it in years to come.
    我敢说,几年之后你会感激我的。
派生
warranter
noun
语源
  1. Middle English (in the senses 'protector' and 'safeguard', also, as a verb, 'keep safe from danger'): from variants of Old French guarant (noun), guarantir (verb), of Germanic origin; compare with guarantee
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