vis major

同根派生

The defendant can excuse himself by showing that the loss was owing to the plaintiff or the act of God , or vis major (a great or superior force).
被告可以通過証明損失系由原告自己或不可抗力因素造成而免除自己的責(zé)任。
When vis major has terminated, the holder must without delay present the cheque for payment and, if need be, procure a protest to be drawn up or an equivalent declaration made.
事變終止後，執(zhí)票人應(yīng)急速爲(wèi)支票的提示，或遇必要時(shí)作成拒絕証書，或同等聲明。
The skirmish grew into a major battle.
小沖突擴(kuò)大形成大戰(zhàn)鬭。
Some slight incident may touch off a major war.
某個(gè)小事件可能會(huì)引發(fā)大戰(zhàn)爭。
Local fighting might spark off a major war.
侷部戰(zhàn)鬭有可能引發(fā)一場大槼模戰(zhàn)爭。