take the fifth (泰克 德 菲夫斯)

Idiom Law

含义

to refuse to answer a question on the grounds that it may incriminate oneself

拒绝回答问题,以免自我牵连 (jv jue huida wen ti yi mi zi wo qian lian)

例句

"When asked about his involvement, he chose to take the fifth."

"当被问及他的参与时,他选择了 take the fifth。" (dang bei wen ji ta de can yu shi, ta xuan ze le take the fifth)