在法庭上答辯的人
同樣站在回答那一端，只是送到面前的變成一紙法律請求。
court defendant · noun · B2
The person who must answer the case brought against them in court, especially in divorce.
答辯人
核心畫面
Picture the person on the answering end: something was put to them — a , a legal claim — and they are the one who has to reply. Respondent is that role. It says nothing about who they are, only about which side of the exchange they stand on.
可以想成：站在「回答」那一端的人：有東西被送到他面前——一份問卷、一紙訴狀——而他就是必須回應的那一方。respon…更多收起
可以想成：站在「回答」那一端的人：有東西被送到他面前——一份問卷、一紙訴狀——而他就是必須回應的那一方。respondent 講的是這個角色。它不描述這個人是誰，只標示他站在這場往來的哪一邊。所以同一個字能同時用在調查和法庭上。From the picture
Also in this word
survey answerer · noun · B1
Someone who answers the questions they are asked, especially in a survey.
受訪者
原始詞典資料4 筆記錄
以下是外部詞典記錄的用法，原文照列，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。
respondentnoun/ɹɪˈspɒn.dənt/
- 1
One who responds; one who replies.
- 2
lawA defendant, especially in a case instituted by a petition or in appellate and divorce proceedings.
- 3
A person replying to a questionnaire.
respondentadj/ɹɪˈspɒn.dənt/
- 1
Disposed or expected to respond; answering; according; corresponding.
- wealth […]respondent […]to payment and contributions
資料來源：英文維基詞典 English Wiktionary（CC BY-SA 4.0）。 原文照列，未經改寫。