culprit
美音:
[´kʌlprıt
]英音:
[´kʌlprıt
]n.犯人
难易程度:
culprit为短语/超纲词汇
词根
culp=blame(过失),guilt(罪过)
相关词
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 .