perpetrate

英 ['pɜːpɪtreɪt] 美 ['pɝpətret]

perpetrate 犯罪，做恶

来自拉丁语perpetrare,履行，执行，完成，来自per-,整个的，patrare,执行，实施，来自pater,父亲，词源同father.其字面意思可能是生下小孩，成为父亲。其原义并无感情色彩，后用于比喻用法始作俑者，犯罪，做恶。

perpetrate: perpetrate: see father
perpetrate (v.): 1540s, from Latin perpetratus, past participle of perpetrare "to perform, to accomplish," from per- "completely" + patrare "carry out," originally "bring into existence," from pater "father" (see father (n.)). Earlier in English was perpetren, mid-15c., from Old French perpetrer. Neither good nor bad in Latin, first used in English in statutes, hence its sense of "to perform criminally." Related: Perpetrated; perpetrating.

2. Only an insane person could perpetrate such a horrible crime.: 只有疯子才犯这种令人发指的罪行.

3. Who perpetrate that dreadful extension to the front of the building.: 谁在那楼房正面加盖了那麽一截讨厌的建筑物.

4. It works to mobilize public opinion which exerts pressure on individuals who perpetrate abuses.: 它致力于动员公众舆论对实施滥用人权的个体施加压力.

5. Some people who knew Sudan feared that an enraged Mr Bashir would perpetrate fresh atrocities.: 了解苏丹的一些人曾怛心被激怒的Omar先生会犯下新的暴行.