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perpetrator n.犯人，犯罪嫌疑人；作恶之人 The word perpetrator is so often associated with crime that police officers and other criminal justice types sometimes abbreviate it “perp.” A perpetrator is often a suspect until it has been proven that he or she carried out the offense. The word usually describes someone who's committed a crime, but any wrongdoing will do. If someone took Uncle Bob's cake and a trail of crumbs leads to your bedroom, your mom will know who the likely perpetrator is.

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英 ['pɜːpətreɪtə(r)] 美 ['pɜːrpətreɪtər] A perpetrator is someone who has committed a crime — or at least done something pretty bad. You've probably seen cops on TV trying to get a description of the perpetrator of a bank heist.

英语单词	perpetrator
英美音标	英 ['pɜːpətreɪtə(r)] 美 ['pɜːrpətreɪtər]
中文释义	n.犯人，犯罪嫌疑人；作恶之人
vocabulary简明	A perpetrator is someone who has committed a crime — or at least done something pretty bad. You've probably seen cops on TV trying to get a description of the perpetrator of a bank heist.
vocabulary扩展	The word perpetrator is so often associated with crime that police officers and other criminal justice types sometimes abbreviate it “perp.” A perpetrator is often a suspect until it has been proven that he or she carried out the offense. The word usually describes someone who's committed a crime, but any wrongdoing will do. If someone took Uncle Bob's cake and a trail of crumbs leads to your bedroom, your mom will know who the likely perpetrator is.

Perpetrator Committed Crime Word 英 Pɜːpətreɪtə(R)] 美 Pɜːrpətreɪtər N.犯人，犯罪嫌疑人；作恶之人