學(xué)個(gè)詞 Learn A Word:958 grounds

今天我們要學(xué)的詞是grounds。 Grounds, 有理由、根據(jù)的意思。 "The governor vetoed the bill on security grounds," 州長(zhǎng)以安全為由，否決了這項(xiàng)議案。 "More than 20% of the ballots were invalidated on the grounds of fraud," 百分之二十以上的選票因?yàn)樯嫦游璞妆恍紵o(wú)效。 "The company was fined $2 million on grounds of copyright infringement," 這家公司因?yàn)榍址赴鏅?quán)被罰款兩百萬(wàn)美元。
美國(guó)總統(tǒng)奧巴馬簽署健保法案后， "Fourteen states vowed to challenge it on constitutional grounds," 14個(gè)州表示要以憲法為由，挑戰(zhàn)健保法案的合法性。好的，今天我們學(xué)習(xí)的詞是grounds...