jury
n[CGp]
1 group of people in a lawcourt who have been chosen to listen to the facts in a case and to decide whether the accused person is guilty or not guilty 陪審團
Seven men and five women sat on (ie were members of) the jury. 陪審團由七男五女組成.
The jury returned a verdict of (ie reached a decision that the accused was) not guilty. 陪審團做出被告無罪的裁決.
The jury is/are still out, ie Members of the jury are still thinking about their decision. 陪審團仍在進行審議.
trial by jury 由陪審團審理.
2 group of people chosen to decide the winner or winners in a competition (比賽的)評判委員會
The jury is/are about to announce the winners. 評委會即將宣布優勝者.
When the ship finally arrived in a port, the wooden cover was opened wide and Kunta could see in daylight for the first time across the part of the ship where he had been chained.
當船終于到達一個港口時,木蓋打開了,孔塔這才第一次在日光下掃視了他被拴在那兒的那一部分船艙。
I also need your permission to speak to the family lawyer about this matter.