法律英语常用词汇和句型总结

常用术语总结

一、基本概念及用法

债权人：obligee

债务人：obligor

一方：one party

对方\相对人：the other party；善意相对人：the other party in good faith

债权：creditor’s right; right to performance; right

债务/义务： obligation

标的物：subject matter

责任：liability

要约：offer;

承诺：acceptance;

要约邀请：invitation to offer;

要约人：offeror

受要约人：offeree

收件人：recipient

代理人：agent

被代理人/本人：principle

行为人：person performing (such) act

代理权：agency authority

应当：shall

可以：may

不能：may not

不正当：improperly

有权做. . .：may; is entitled to do

履行义务：perform obligation, render performance

订立合同：enter into a contract; conclude a contract; form a contract

带来损失：cause loss to . . .

损害利益：harm somebody’s interest

赔偿损失：indemnify the other party for its loss

由某人承担费用：expenses shall be borne by sb.

承担损害赔偿责任：be liable for damages

各自承担相应的责任：bear their respective liabilities accordingly

要求承担违约责任：hold . . . liable for breach of contract

享有权利、承担义务：assume right and obligation

二、各个条文中的术语

合同订立采取. . .方式： a contract is concluded by the exchange of. . .

(e.g. by the exchange of an offer and an acceptance; by the exchange of electronic messages)

. . .的意思表示：manifestation of intention to do something

做出表示：manifest his intention (to do)

接受履行：accept the performance

订立合同时：in the course of concluding/ negotiating a contract; at the time of its conclusion 符合．．．规定：meet the requirement of . . .

承诺的撤回：withdrawal of acceptance

书面形式：in writing

合同书形式：memorandum of contract

具有本法. . .条规定的情形：fall into any of the circumstances set forth in Article. . .

撤回：withdraw; 撤销：cancel

拒绝追认：decline; 拒绝履行：reject

受约束：be bound；is binding upon somebody

表明：indicate

价目表：price list

拍卖公告：announcement of auction

招标公告：call for tender

招股说明书：prospectus

商业广告：commercial advertisement

数据电文：electronic message

指定特定系统：designate a specific system

快速通讯方式：instantaneous communication device

国家指令性任务或国家订货任务：state mandatory plan or state purchase order

根据需要/要求：in light of its requirement

格式条款：standard terms

条款：provision

提请注意义务：duty to call attention

应. . .要求，做. . .：do something upon the request of . . .

与对方协商：negotiate with the other party

预先拟定：prepare in advance

重复使用：repeated use

提供格式条款一方：the party supplying standard terms

免除或限制责任：exclude or limit liability

加重对方责任：increase the liabilities of the other party

排除对方主要权利：deprive the other party of material rights

合理的方式：in a reasonable manner

对格式条款的理解：construction of standard term

通常理解：common sense

不一致：discrepancy between… and …

解释：interpret

缔约过失责任：pre-contract liabilities

恶意磋商：negotiate in bad faith

以. . .名义：under the pretext of

隐瞒与. . .有关的重要事实：conceal material facts relating to . . .

提供虚假情况：supply false information

商业秘密：trade secret

泄露或不正当使用商业秘密：disclose or improperly use trade secret

在订立合同的过程中获悉：become aware of in the course of negotiating a contract