英文合同常用词、短语和句型1.订立、变更合同动词Makeacontract/Enterinto/form/create/conclude/execute/covenant名词themakingof/theconclusionofacontract/theentryintocontract/theformationof/thecreationof/theconclusionof/theexecutionofacontract/covenantThisagreement/contractismadeandenteredinto8thofAugust,2008byandbetweenPartyAandPartyB.2.合同的终止、解除、撤销terminateacontract通常指合同在约定期满前终止履行，可双方同意而作出，也指一方因另一方违约而行使的一种救济权。美国“终止”指合同各方未违反合同约定而依法终止合同。cancelacontact因另一方违约而解除合同，其效力基本等同于terminate，不同是撤销方仍有权对整个合同或中未履行部分主张救济。dischargeacontract合同当事人的合同关系已终止。rescindacontract免除当事人之间的合同义务，将当事人各自地位恢复到合同订立之前状态。revokeacontract即以取消或撤回的方式废止或宣布无效。出于行为人的意愿，即主动发出的行为。
合同中常用词及句型1.常用虚词shall,notwithstanding,as,foregoing,aforesaid,thesaid,aforementioned,abovementioned,accordingto,under,subjectto,inaccordancewith,asper,asprovidedin,pursuant,underorinaccordancewiththeagreement,asprovidedherein,asprovidedinhereof,includebutnotlimitedto,withprejudice,whereas,hereof,hereto,herein,hereby,hereinafter,hereunder,thereof,forthwith,thefollowing,asfollows,asofthedateof,hereunder.1.1shall应该，必须。有时也可用will，但力度比较弱should在法律文件里往往用作“if”表示如果之意1.2Notwithsanding=inspiteof,despite.放句首第2页共52页编号：时间：2021年x月x日书山有路勤为径，学海无涯苦作舟页码：第2页共52页1.3as1.3.1.asthecasemaybe(视情况而定)，asthecasemayrequire(视具体要求而定)1.3.2.as+provide/stipluate,setforth,prescribe表“依照什么规定”Asprovided短语含义相当于inaccordancewithTheventuremayrelocateitsofficefromtimetotimeastheVenturersmayrequire.1.3.3such……as…构成极具代表性的表达suchdateasaresonableinthecircumstances(as这里可以换成that).1.4foregoing,aforesaid,thesaid,aforementioned,abovementioned.一般放在名词之前做限定，意思相同，都做“上述的”或“前述的”讲。合同中只要重复第一次提到的姓名或名称，即可将上述词放在合同内名词之前。如果想用动词短语表达，可将mentionedabove放在名词先行词后。要限定或重复某事，也可用Somethinginquestion表达1.5依照什么规定Accordingto(最少用),under,subjectto,inaccordancewith,asper,asprovidedin,prusuantto,underorinaccordancewiththeagreement,asprovidedherein.PursuanttoArticle8ofthecontract=pursuanttoArticle8hereof.具体条款放在contract前不用of连接；也可用hereof,thereof直接放在具体条款之后.1.6includingbutnotlimitedto,including,withoutlimitation以及includingbywayofillustrationbutnotlimitation.“包括但不限于”1.7priorto,nolaterthan,onorbefore.“在**日前，提前多少日”1.8asfollows,asbelow,thefollowing.“下列”NOWTHEREFORE,thepartiesherebycovenantandagreeasfollows/asbellow.1.9withoutprejudiceto,withprejudice.“在不损害什么的规定/情况下，不使受损害”“和有损，有偏见”1.10hereof,hereto,hereunto,herein,hereby,hereinafter,hereinbefore,hereunder,thereof,wherebyHere指该合同或协议There指另一合同或协议1.11attributableto,byvirtureof,onaccountof(相当于普通英语中dueto,becauseof)第3页共52页第2页共52页编号：时间：2021年x月x日书山有路勤为径，学海无涯苦作舟页码：第3页共52页1.12inlieuof.“替代”相当于普通英语中的insteadof.1.13hereinafterreferredtoas,hereinaftercalled,hereinreferredtoas.“以下简称”1.14unlessotherwise一半后面紧跟动词，除非另…（比“ifnot”“otherwise”正式）Unlessoth...
