- 1法理學
Jurisprudence is the study of law as a subject — the thinking about what law is, where it comes from, and how it should work. It is not one court case, and it is not the power of a court (that is jurisdiction). A class in jurisprudence asks slow questions: Why do we have laws? What makes a law fair? You meet the word at university and in serious books, almost never in street talk. It feels very formal. Though actually, the second half looks like English (being careful), and that is not an accident: the Latin piece meant practical wisdom, skill at the law. Still, in modern English you should not hear “jurisprudence” and think “careful behaviour.” Think “the science of law.”
From the word’s history
Borrowed from Latin iūrisprūdentia, literally 'knowledge of law'.
借自拉丁文 iūrisprūdentia，字面是「法律的學識」。
組成From Latin iūrisprūdentia, “expertise in the law”: iūris (of law) + prūdentia (practical wisdom, skill). English borrowed the whole word.
同家族的字
- jurisdictionboth begin with Latin iūris, “of law”
- juridicalsame iūris piece
- prudencethe second half is Latin prūdentia, the same family as English prudence
原始詞典資料2 筆記錄
以下是外部詞典記錄的用法，摘錄並精簡格式，我們還沒有寫成教學內容。上面的說明才是我們自己寫的；有些用法可能上面已經講過了。
jurisprudencenoun/ˈd͡ʒʊəɹɪsˌpɹuːdəns/
- 1
lawThe theoretical study of law.
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lawCase law, or the body of case law regarding a certain subject.
- There is considerable jurisprudence to the effect that only the evidence that was before the initial decision-maker should be considered by the Court on judicial review.
- The concept of consent can be complicated, so much so that it is the subject of considerable jurisprudence and a formal definition in the Criminal Code.
摘錄自 英文維基詞典 English Wiktionary，已精簡格式；依 CC BY-SA 4.0 授權使用，改動後的內容同樣以此授權提供。