每日学英语：Give somebody the benefit of the doubt 且往好的一面想
2023-12-08 14:12:19 每日学英语
give somebody the benefit of the doubt直译是“既有疑点，利归某人(被告)”。现在，这句法律用语往往给引用到其他场合，意思是“对人家的怀疑既然未能证实，且往好的一面想”。
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I didn't know whether his story was true or not, but I decided to give him the benefit of the doubt.
我不知道他说的是真是假，不过我决定姑且相信他这一次。
There is no evidence that the cat killed the canary while we were away.Let's therefore give him the benefit of the doubt.
没有证据显示猫儿趁我们不在的时候，搏杀了金丝雀；所以，不宜卤莽断定是牠杀的。