scot-free

英 ['skɔt'fri:] 美

scot-free 免除征税，免于受罚，逃脱惩罚

来自古英语 scotfreo,免税，免征，来自 scot,征税，上交给国王的税，来自古诺斯语 skot,贡金，纳贡，字面意思为射出，投出，词源同 shot,shoot,-freo,免除，即 free.引申比喻义免于受罚，逃脱惩罚等。

scot-free: scot-free: see shot
scot-free (adj.): Old English scotfreo "exempt from royal tax," from scot "royal tax," from Old Norse skot "contribution," literally "a shooting, shot; thing shot, missile," from PIE *skeud- "to shoot, chase, throw" (see shoot (v.); the Old Norse verb form, skjota, has a secondary sense of "transfer to another; pay") + freo (see free (adj.)). First element related to Old English sceotan "to pay, contribute," Dutch schot, German Schoß "tax, contribution." French écot "share" (Old French escot) is from Germanic.

1. The capacities of the columns studied are a little higher than that of SCOT.: 柱容量稍高于SCOT柱.

2. Meanwhile steam consumption can be saved by about 15 % with the cascade SCOT process.: 改进胺法脱硫工艺流程,采用溶剂集中再生及串级SCOT工艺,不仅可节省投资和占地面积,同时串级SCOT可节省蒸汽约15%.

3. The 42-year-old Scot has guided the team to victory in three of their last five games.: 这位42岁的苏格兰人带领球队在最近5场比赛中赢了3场。

Others who were guilty were being allowed to get off scot-free.: 其他犯罪人员不予处罚。

The accused got off / escaped scot - free because of lack of evidence.: 由于证据不足,被告未受惩罚.

They can basically ride off into the sunset scot - free.: 他们基本上可以趁着日落开溜,逍遥法外.

If the truth is once elicited , they shall go scot - free.: 一旦真相大白, 他们也就脱清干系了.

The man went scot free when the charges against him couldn't be proved in court.: 由于此人的罪名在法庭上未能证实,所以未被判刑.

It would surely be wrong to let them go scot - free just for lack of finger - prints.: 只因为未取指纹而让他们免于受罚,这种做法肯定是错误的.

Both the men went to prison, but the boys went scot - free on account of their age.: 两个大人进了监狱, 而小孩们由于年轻尚小逃脱了惩罚.

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