Word · Frequency #26727
arsonist
纵火犯；放火犯
a criminal who illegally sets fire to property
- 1.
One who has committed the act of arson, or illegally setting fire to property.
犯有纵火行为或非法放火烧毁财产的人。
- 2.
a criminal who illegally sets fire to property
纵火犯
犯有纵火行为或非法放火烧毁财产的人。；纵火犯；纵火犯；[法] 纵火犯；放火犯
In use
The arsonist was arrested after setting fire to the abandoned warehouse.
Police are still searching for the arsonist who started the forest fire.
She wrote a book about how the arsonist was finally caught.
be an arsonist
用 be 动词加不定冠词和名词表示身份或属性。
He was proven to be an arsonist.
他被证明是纵火犯。
the arsonist who/that ...
who/that 引导的定语从句修饰 arsonist，提供限定信息。
The arsonist who set the school on fire was sentenced to ten years.
纵火烧学校的那名纵火犯被判处十年徒刑。
there is an arsonist
there be 句型表示某处存在某人或某物。
Connections
Collocations
- serial arsonist
- 连环纵火犯
- The police are searching for a serial arsonist in the suburbs.警方正在郊区搜寻一名连环纵火犯。
- convicted arsonist
- 已定罪的纵火犯
- A convicted arsonist was released from prison last month.一名已定罪的纵火犯上个月出狱。
- suspected arsonist
- 纵火嫌疑人
- The suspected arsonist was questioned by detectives for eight hours.纵火嫌疑人接受了侦探八小时的讯问。
- alleged arsonist
- 被指控的纵火犯
- The alleged arsonist will appear in court tomorrow.被指控的纵火犯明天将出庭。
- catch the arsonist
- 抓获纵火犯
- Residents are begging the police to catch the arsonist quickly.居民恳求警方尽快抓获纵火犯。
Learner notes
Memory Tip
回想 arson（纵火）加表示人的 -ist：阿森（arson）放火烧房，被抓后被称为纵火犯。
Context & Register
语域：neutral 常见场景：新闻报道、警方案件、法律文书 “arsonist”是中性词，既不正式也不俚语，通常用于新闻报道、警察或法律语境，日常交谈中也可以使用。
Pronunciation & Spelling
没有常用词与 arsonist /ˈɑrsənəst/ 完全押韵。arson /ˈɑrsən/ 与其读音最接近（共享 /ˈɑrsən/ 部分）；artist /ˈɑrtɪst/ 也以 /ˈɑr/ 开头，但结尾不同。像 columnist、tourist 这样的词拼写结尾都是 -ist，但发音为 /ɪst/ 或 /rɪst/，与 arsonist 的 /əst/ 不一样。
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.