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criminal

英 ['krɪmɪn(ə)l] 美 ['krɪmɪnl]

n. 罪犯
adj. 刑事的；犯罪的；罪恶的

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。

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。

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。

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”。

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。