scot-free是什么意思

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。