criminal
英 ['kr?m?n(?)l]
美['kr?m?nl]
- n. 罪犯
- adj. 刑事的；犯罪的；罪恶的
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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。
来自柯林斯例句
- 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。
来自柯林斯例句
- 3. They would be sacked for criminal or scandalous behaviour.
- 若有犯罪或不道德的行为，他们就会被解雇。
来自柯林斯例句
- 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”。
来自柯林斯例句
- 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。
来自柯林斯例句