Word · CEFR C1 · Frequency #4837
convict
宣判…有罪；定罪
to officially decide in a court of law that someone is guilty of a crime
- 1.
To find guilty, as a result of legal proceedings, or (informal) in a moral sense.
- 2.
To convince, persuade; to cause (someone) to believe in (something).
- 3.
find or declare guilty
判定有罪
使确信；说服；判定有罪；宣告有罪；使知罪
In use
The jury convicted him of theft after a long trial.
She was convicted for her role in the fraud scheme.
Without sufficient evidence, the court cannot convict the defendant.
The man was convicted of fraud and sentenced
convict sb of sth
“convict sb of sth”是主动结构，表示“判定某人有…罪”，多用于法院判决的语境。
The evidence was not enough to convict him of the crime.
这些证据不足以判定他犯有此罪。
be convicted of sth
被动式在新闻报道中比主动式更常见，后面通常接具体的罪名。
She was convicted of fraud and ordered to pay a large fine.
她被判犯有欺诈罪，并被责令支付巨额罚款。
Verb forms
Connections
Collocations
- convict someone of a crime
- 判定某人犯有罪行
- The jury convicted him of armed robbery.陪审团判定他犯有持械抢劫罪。
- be convicted of murder
- 被判谋杀罪
- She was convicted of murder and sentenced to life in prison.她被判谋杀罪，判处终身监禁。
- convict on the basis of evidence
- 根据证据定罪
- You cannot convict a person on the basis of mere suspicion.不能仅凭怀疑就给人定罪。
- convict in a court of law
- 在法庭上定罪
- Only a court of law can convict a defendant.只有法庭才能判定被告有罪。
- wrongly convicted
- 被错判有罪
- He spent ten years in prison before being proved wrongly convicted.他在被证明是错判之前坐了十年牢。
Learner notes
Memory Tip
联想：convict中vict像victim（受害者），受害者指证后法官判定被告有罪。
Context & Register
语域：formal 常见场景：legal proceedings、court verdicts、news reports about trials 这个词作动词时多用于正式法律语境，表示“判定有罪”，常见于法庭、法律文书或相关新闻报道；日常口语中较少直接使用。
Grammar Note
常用于被动语态，后接of短语表示罪名
Pronunciation & Spelling
这些词与 convict /ˈkɑnvɪkt/ 拼写相近（多含 -ict 或 -vict），但重音和读音并不都一致。其中 evict /ɪˈvɪkt/、inflict /ɪnˈflɪkt/、predict /prɪˈdɪkt/、strict /strɪkt/ 都以重读的 /ɪkt/ 结尾，彼此押韵；convict 的重音在第一音节 /kɑn/，与它们不押韵。verdict /ˈvɜːrdɪkt/ 和 addict /ˈædɪkt/ 重音也都在第一音节，只是形近词，注意不要按拼写类推读音。
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 3，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
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。
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