كيف تنطق "kangaroo court"
expression
kang-ger-OO KORT
khang-uh-ROO KAWT
التعريف
An unofficial court or a group that pretends to have legal authority but ignores proper legal procedures and gives unfair or predetermined judgments.
نسخ IPA
الإنجليزية الأمريكية
ˌkæŋɡɝˈu/ /ˈkɔɹt
الإنجليزية البريطانية
kˈæŋɡɐɹˌuː/ /kˈɔːt
نطق مبسط
أمريكي
kang-ger-OO KORT
بريطاني
khang-uh-ROO KAWT
استمع في السياق
The workers felt the meeting was a kangaroo court.
He refused to take part in the kangaroo court.
The manager called a kangaroo court to blame someone for the mistake.
That investigation was a total kangaroo court—the outcome was obvious from the start.