| 单词 | caveat emptor |
| 释义 | caveat emptor Latin for ‘let the buyer beware’. Considered as a legal principle, this is inconsistent with much modern legislation and many regulations designed to promote public health and safety by protecting buyers, who cannot reasonably be expected to be experts on all the products they purchase, from the consequences of their own ignorance and the greed or incompetence of sellers. As a piece of advice, however, caveat emptor is still very sensible. While the law prohibits the sale of poisonous pasties, for example, and provides remedies for their victims, the vendor may not be traceable, or may turn out to be insolvent when sued for damages. Legal remedies invariably involve delay, expense, and inconvenience, and in any case financial compensation may not be much consolation if one has been maimed by a defective product. It is therefore prudent for purchasers to use as much caution and common sense as possible. |
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