Litigation is the process of taking claims to court — the papers, the waiting, the hearings, the cost — not just one dramatic day in a courtroom. News reports talk about years of litigation.

Litigation litigation is是 the process of taking claims to court把主張告上法院的過程 the papers, the waiting, the hearings, the cost文件、等待、開庭、花費 not just one dramatic day in a courtroom而不只是法庭裡戲劇性的一天 news reports新聞報導 talk about years of litigation談到好幾年的litigation

The word sounds heavy and expensive, and people often use it that way on purpose. A lawsuit is one case; litigation can mean that case or the general business of fighting in court.

The word這個詞 sounds heavy and expensive聽起來沉重又花錢 and而且 people often use it that way on purpose人們常常故意這樣用 a lawsuit一件lawsuit is one case是一個案子 litigation litigation can mean可以指 that case那個案子 or或是 the general business of fighting in court打官司這整件事情

Though actually, speakers stretch it: ‘We want to avoid litigation’ often just means ‘we do not want a court fight at all,’ including the threat of one. It is a formal, institutional word. Friends almost never say it about a small personal quarrel unless lawyers are already involved.

Though actually不過實際上 speakers使用者 stretch it會把它的用法延伸 'We want to avoid litigation'「We want to avoid litigation」 often just means常常只是指 'we do not want a court fight at all'「我們根本不想上法庭打官司」 including包括 the threat of one連上法庭的威脅也算 it它 is a formal, institutional word是一個正式、機構性的詞 friends朋友之間 almost never say it幾乎不會這樣講 about a small personal quarrel關於小小的私人爭吵 unless lawyers are already involved除非律師已經介入了