criminal

英['krɪmɪn(ə)l] 美['krɪmɪnl]
  • n. 罪犯
  • adj. 刑事的;犯罪的;罪恶的

词态变化


复数: criminals;比较级: more criminal;最高级: most criminal;

中文词源


criminal 罪犯

来自crime, 犯罪。

英文词源


criminal (adj.)
early 15c., from Middle French criminel (11c.), from Latin criminalis "pertaining to crime," from crimen (genitive criminis); see crime. Preserves the Latin -n-. Criminal law (or criminal justice) distinguished from civil in English at least since late 15c.
criminal (n.)
1620s, from criminal (adj.).

双语例句


1. Too bad he used his intelligence for criminal purposes.
他把聪明都用在了犯罪上,太可惜了。

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2. Northbridge is a cool, calculating and clever criminal who could strike again.
诺思布里奇是个头脑冷静、诡计多端、阴险狡诈的罪犯,他可能还会犯案。

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3. They would be sacked for criminal or scandalous behaviour.
若有犯罪或不道德的行为,他们就会被解雇。

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4. Within criminal law almost anything could be defined as "crime".
在刑法中,几乎任何行为都可以被界定为“犯罪”。

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5. Apart from criminal investigation techniques, students learn forensic medicine, philosophy and logic.
除罪案调查技巧外,学生们还要学习法医学、哲学和逻辑学。

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