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(guò)證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.
事變終止后，執(zhí)票人應(yīng)急速為支票的提示，或遇必要時(shí)作成拒絕證書(shū)，或同等聲明。
The skirmish grew into a major battle.
小沖突擴(kuò)大形成大戰(zhàn)斗。
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(zhēng)。
Local fighting might spark off a major war.
局部戰(zhàn)斗有可能引發(fā)一場(chǎng)大規(guī)模戰(zhàn)爭(zhēng)。