criminal

英 ['krɪmɪnl] 美 ['krɪmɪnl]

• n. 罪犯
• adj. 犯罪的；刑事的；违法的

双解释义

n. (名词)

1. [C]罪犯,犯人

   person who commits a crime or crimes

详尽释义

n. 名词

1. 罪犯，犯人
2. 刑事

adj. 形容词

1. 犯罪的，犯法的，违法的，有罪的
2. 可耻的
3. 刑事上的，刑事的，刑法的
4. 恶劣的，万恶的
5. 蛮不讲理的
6. 不道德的，道德上错误的
7. 与犯罪有关的

英英释义

Noun:

1. someone who has committed a crime or has been legally convicted of a crime

Adjective:

1. bringing or deserving severe rebuke or censure;

   "a criminal waste of talent"
   "a deplorable act of violence"
   "adultery is as reprehensible for a husband as for a wife"
   

2. guilty of crime or serious offense;

   "criminal in the sight of God and man"
   

3. involving or being or having the nature of a crime;

   "a criminal offense"
   "criminal abuse"
   "felonious intent"
   

例句

用作名词 (n.)

1. The criminal was sentenced to prison for theft.
   那个犯人因偷窃被判入狱。

用作形容词 (adj.)

1. Murder and stealing are criminal acts.
   谋杀和偷盗都是犯罪行为。
2. I have no criminal record in my whole life.
   我一生无犯罪纪录。
3. They were reinvestigating a criminal case.
   他们正在复查一桩刑事案件。
4. We are placing your son in criminal detention.
   我们对你儿子实行刑事拘留。
5. The government has adopted practical measures for handling these kinds of criminal offenses according to law.
   中国采取了切实措施并依法严格查处这类违法犯罪案件。

常见句型

用作名词 (n.)

1. He is a habitual criminal.
   他是一个惯犯。

经典引文

• That kind of thing is really criminal; it's against the public good.

  出自： G. K. Chesterton

• It would have been criminal to spend each moment..waiting on the beach in a country which has so much to explore.

  出自：Offshore

词汇搭配

用作名词 (n.)

动词+～

• apprehend〔punish, try〕 a criminal 捕捉〔惩罚,审判〕罪犯

形容词+～

• convicted criminal 已定罪的罪犯
• habitual criminal 惯犯
• loose criminal 在逃犯
• wanted criminal 被通缉的罪犯
• the principal criminal 主犯

词义辨析

criminal，guilty

• 这两个形容词均表示“犯罪的”之意。
• criminal侧重指某种行为是违犯法律的，因而应受到惩罚。
• guilty主要指某种行为违反道德标准，也可指违犯法律。

词源解说

• ☆ 15世纪初期进入英语，直接源自古法语的criminel，意为罪行的。

近反义词

【近义词】

• convict
• lawbreaker

【反义词】

• civil 公民的