| 单词 | culprit |
|---|---|
| 音标 | ['kʌlprit] |
| 解释 | n. 犯罪者 |
| 红宝书 | 【英】 n.犯罪者(one guilty of a crime) |
| 字源 | 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. |
| 不择手段背单词 | 无 |
| 趣味全助记 | 【记】capt- 被抓住,captive 被监禁的人→罪犯 |
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