粵

一jat1事si6

jat1 si6yī shì

English

  1. A matter
  2. suffix of nominalization of an event; the matter of

粵語 — Cantonese

  1. 將某件事嘅描述變成名詞短語嘅後綴

Examples

  • 他為上學遲到一事向老師道了歉。

    He apologized to the teacher for coming to school late.

    Tatoeba · nickyeow CC BY

  • 嫌疑人對謀殺案細節顯然知情一事,在本案中不得作為不利於他的證據,因為這是調查人員以誘導性提問所套出的。

    The suspect's apparent knowledge of details of the murder can't be used against him in this case since it was elicited by a leading question from the investigator.

    Tatoeba · LeviHighway CC BY

  • 對於同其他院校合作出版特刊一事,我哋需要時間考慮。

    We need time for consideration regarding cooperation with other institutions to publish the special issue.

Sources: cc-canto, rime-cantonese, words.hk

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