Friday, December 8, 2017

subpoena 的 b 不發音

subpoena, /səˈpi·nə/ ​
b 不發音
dumb, thumb, bomb 等字尾的 b 也不發音


//=== https://www.thestreet.com/story/14410549/1/deutsche-bank-subpoenaed-in-mueller-probe-into-trump-ties-with-russia.html

Deutsche Bank Subpoenaed in Mueller Probe Into Trump Ties With Russia

通俄門事件調查, 因川普家族與DB(德意志銀行, Deutsche Bank)的密切往來,
Special Counsel Robert Mueller 對 DB 發出了 subpoena.


//=== https://dictionary.cambridge.org/us/dictionary/english/subpoena

subpoena, 傳喚證人/令 提呈證物,文件
[vt] ​ /səˈpi·nə/ ​
- to order someone to go to a court of law to answer questions, or
- to order the appearance of documents in a court of law:

to subpoena a witness : 傳喚目擊證人出庭

subpoena , 傳票, 出庭令
[nc] ​ /səˈpi·nə/
The judge issued a subpoena.


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