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culprit

美音:[´kʌlprıt ]点这儿播放单词美音发声
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n.犯人

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culprit为短语/超纲词汇

词根

culp=blame(过失),guilt(罪过)

相关词

offender  sinner  wrongdoer    

culprit


/'kʌlprɪt; `kʌlprɪt/
n person who has done sth wrong; offender 犯过者; 犯罪者
*Someone broke a cup
*who was the culprit? 有人把杯子打碎了, 是谁干的?
* Police are searching for the culprits. 警方正在搜捕罪犯.

culprit


n[C]
[Date: 1600-1700; Language: Anglo-French;Origin: cul (from culpable 'guilty') + prit 'ready (to prove it)']
the person who is guilty of a crime or doing something wrong
victim
 Police finally managed to catch the culprit.
informal the reason for a particular problem or difficulty
 High production costs are the main culprit .