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  4. benefit of the doubt

benefit of the doubt

/ˈbɛnɪfɪt əv ðə daʊt/◆成语
暂时相信

The teacher gave the student the benefit of the doubt and passed him even though he failed the final exam.

老师暂时相信了这名学生,尽管他期末考试不及格,但仍然让他通过了。


◆ 真正含义
在缺乏确凿证据或信息不充分的情况下,选择相信某人或某事,避免过早下结论或指责。
¶ 字面意思
怀疑的好处
字面拆解
benefit好处、优势+of the doubt怀疑的(属于怀疑的部分)
◇ 意境
想象法官在审判时,因证据不足而暂时相信被告无罪,不轻易定罪。
◈ 使用场景
同事未按时完成报告,你怀疑他拖延,但考虑到他平时表现良好,决定暂时相信他并给予机会解释。
◉ 文化注释
源于英美法律传统的‘无罪推定’原则,强调在证据不足时应保持中立,避免偏见。
正式

在缺乏确凿证据或信息不充分的情况下,暂时相信某人或某事,不轻易怀疑或指责。

After hearing both sides, the judge gave the benefit of the doubt to the defendant.

听取双方陈述后,法官暂时相信了被告。

I wasn’t sure if he was telling the truth, but I gave him the benefit of the doubt.

我不确定他是否在说实话,但我暂时相信了他。

常用于法律、工作或日常生活中,强调在无法完全确认的情况下选择信任。

搭配

give someone the benefit of the doubt暂时相信某人deserve the benefit of the doubt值得被相信

同义词

trusttake someone at face valuegive someone a chance

反义词

distrustassume the worstjump to conclusions

相关短语

innocent until proven guilty短语
无罪推定
take someone at face value短语
相信表面言行

专业提示

避免误用场合

‘benefit of the doubt’强调的是在证据不足时的理性信任,而非盲目相信。例如:不能用于形容完全无理由的信任(如‘我无条件相信他’)。

黄金法则

区分字面与比喻义

字面义为‘怀疑的好处’,但实际用于表达‘在无法确认的情况下选择相信’。切勿将其理解为字面上的‘怀疑带来的好处’。

词源

源于法律术语,指在证据不足时,法官或陪审团暂时相信被告无罪的原则。后逐渐演变为日常用语,泛指在信息不完整的情况下选择相信他人。

用法说明

通常用于正式或半正式场合,强调理性的信任,而非盲目相信。在中文中,常译为‘暂时相信’或‘先入为主地相信’,但语气较英文温和。

单词拆解

benefit
好处、优势
noun
+
of the doubt
怀疑的
prepositional phrase
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