criminal
英 ['kr?m?n(?)l]
美['kr?m?nl]
- n. 罪犯
- adj. 刑事的；犯罪的；罪惡的
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詞態變化
復數:?criminals;比較級:?more criminal;最高級:?most criminal;
中文詞源
criminal 罪犯
來自crime, 犯罪。
英文詞源
- 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.).
雙語例句
- 1. Too bad he used his intelligence for criminal purposes.
- 他把聰明都用在了犯罪上，太可惜了。
來自柯林斯例句
- 2. Northbridge is a cool, calculating and clever criminal who could strike again.
- 諾思布里奇是個頭腦冷靜、詭計多端、陰險狡詐的罪犯，他可能還會犯案。
來自柯林斯例句
- 3. They would be sacked for criminal or scandalous behaviour.
- 若有犯罪或不道德的行為，他們就會被解雇。
來自柯林斯例句
- 4. Within criminal law almost anything could be defined as "crime".
- 在刑法中，幾乎任何行為都可以被界定為“犯罪”。
來自柯林斯例句
- 5. Apart from criminal investigation techniques, students learn forensic medicine, philosophy and logic.
- 除罪案調查技巧外，學生們還要學習法醫學、哲學和邏輯學。
來自柯林斯例句