| 单词 | culpable |
|---|---|
| 音标 | ['kʌlpəbl] |
| 解释 | a.有罪的，该受谴责的 |
| 红宝书 | 【英】 adj. 有罪的，该受谴责的 (deserving blame; blameworthy) 【考】 反义词: innocent(无罪的) 【记】 culp(罪行)+able(有 …的) 【同】 同根词：culprit (犯法者)；exculpate (无罪释放) |
| 字源 | culpable (adj.) late 13c., coupable, from Old French coupable (12c., Modern French coupable), from Latin culpabilis "worthy of blame," from culpare "to blame," from culpa "crime, fault, blame, guilt, error." English (and for a time French) restored the first Latin -l- in later Middle Ages. |
| 不择手段背单词 | adj. (因做错事、不合时宜或导致伤害的事而)有罪的, 该受谴责的 【根】culp罪行 【参】culprit(n 犯人; 犯法者); exculpate(v 开脱; 无罪释放) 【类】exemplary: imitation = culpable: blame可模仿的值得模仿 = 该受谴责的值得谴责testimonial: appreciation = confession: culpability推荐信表示欣赏 = 招供表示有罪 【反】innocent(adj 无罪的; 天真无知的); above reproach(无罪的) |
| 趣味全助记 | 【记】capture 抓住 captive 被俘的 + ble 可抓的→应该抓住的→有罪的；音：可怕吧→被定为有罪很可怕 【相关】culprit 被控罪的人，问题的根源；exculpate无罪释放 inculpate 使有罪，控告 |
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