"aforethought" in Chinese (Traditional)

• 預謀的
• 事先考慮

Definition

Aforethought 指事先計劃或提前考慮，尤其用於法律領域，形容有意而非偶然的行為。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Traditional))

主要用於法律和正式語境，常見於“malice aforethought（蓄意惡意）”等詞組描述有計劃的犯罪。日常對話中極少使用，通常用“預謀（premeditated）”代替。

Examples

The jury decided the crime was committed with aforethought.

陪審團認定該罪行是**預謀**犯下的。

He acted with aforethought when planning the surprise party.

他在策劃驚喜派對時很有**事先考慮**。

The lawyer argued there was no aforethought in his actions.

律師辯稱他的行為沒有**預謀**。

It wasn’t just an accident; there was clear aforethought involved.

這不只是意外；明顯有**預謀**。

You can tell by the way it was done that it was with aforethought.

從做事方式就能看出那是**有預謀**的。

‘Malice aforethought’ is a crucial term in murder trials.

「惡意**預謀**」是謀殺案審判中的核心術語。