Word · CEFR C1 · Frequency #4837
convicting
宣判…有罪；定罪
convicting is the present participle of convict.
核心释义
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.
判定有罪
find or declare guilty
使确信；说服；判定有罪；宣告有罪；使知罪
用法In use
The jury convicted him of theft after a long trial.
用法提示：这里使用过去式'convicted'，意为'宣判有罪'，后接of短语说明罪行。
She was convicted for her role in the fraud scheme.
用法提示：被动语态'was convicted'表示'被判有罪'，强调动作的承受者。
Without sufficient evidence, the court cannot convict the defendant.
用法提示：原形'convict'后直接跟宾语，表示'宣判某人有罪'。
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。
相关词与表达Connections
搭配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
学习提示Learner notes
记忆技巧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。
语境与语域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。
语法说明Grammar Note
常用于被动语态，后接of短语表示罪名
发音与拼写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。
用法优先级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。
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