culprit
culprit 英 [ˈkʌlprɪt] 美 [ˈkʌlprɪt]
n. 犯人，罪犯；被控犯罪的人
名词复数:culprits
- A culprit is a person who does something wrong, like committing a crime. When your wallet got stolen out of your pocket, there was a culprit to blame in the crowd.
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- n. 犯人，罪犯；被控犯罪的人
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1. 'To Hell for life' -- that is a foolish penalty: the culprit chooses the duration of his punishment.
“在地狱里度过一生”--那是一种愚蠢的惩罚：罪犯选择他惩罚的期限。
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2. Study authors say lack of acceptance from friends and family is the likely culprit.
研究作者称，缺乏来自朋友与家庭的认可很可能是罪魁祸首。
- culprit (n.) 1670s, from Anglo-French cul prit, contraction of Culpable: prest (d'averrer nostre bille) "guilty, ready (to prove our case)," words used by prosecutor in opening a trial. It seems the abbreviation cul. prit was mistaken in English for an address to the defendant.
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