Word · Frequency #16764
delinquents
违法者；违规者
delinquents is the plural of delinquent.
核心释义
a person who breaks rules or laws, or acts against others' wishes
- 1.
违反规则或法律的人,或违背他人意愿行事的人。
One who disobeys or breaks rules or laws, or who acts against another's wishes.
- 2.
未偿还债务的人。
A person who has not paid their debts.
欠债者；未还债者；违反规则或法律的人,或违背他人意愿行事的人。；未偿还债务的人。；行为不良的人；违法者
用法In use
The principal gave the delinquent a final warning before suspension.
用法提示：delinquent 在此作名词，指违反规则的人，此处指违反校规的学生。
The club members voted to expel the delinquent who kept breaking the rules.
用法提示：delinquent 在此作名词，指屡次违反规则的人。
Residents complained that the delinquents had damaged the playground equipment.
用法提示：delinquents 是 delinquent 的复数形式，作名词，指违反规则或法律的人。
be a delinquent
delinquent 作名词时为可数名词，这个结构表示主语的身份；复数形式是 delinquents。
He was a delinquent as a teenager.
他少年时期是个违法者。
delinquent who/that
who/that 引导定语从句修饰人；在此义项下 delinquent 指“欠债未还的人”。
相关词与表达Connections
搭配Collocations
- juvenile delinquent
- 少年犯，未成年违法者
- The program aims to help juvenile delinquents reintegrate into society.该项目旨在帮助少年犯重新融入社会。
- habitual delinquent
- 惯犯，屡犯违规者
- As a habitual delinquent, he had a long record of minor offenses.作为惯犯，他有大量轻微违法记录。
- tax delinquent
- 欠税者，拖欠税款的人
- The city published a list of tax delinquents to pressure them into paying.该市公布了一份欠税者名单以施压他们缴税。
- young delinquent
- 年轻违法者，青年罪犯
- The social worker tried to mentor the young delinquent instead of punishing him.社工试图指导这名年轻违法者，而不是惩罚他。
学习提示Learner notes
记忆技巧Memory Tip
拼写联想：delinquent 中含 lin，像 line（界线）——越界违法或欠债不还者，即为 delinquent。
语境与语域Context & Register
语域：mixed 常见场景：法律/规则语境、金融/债务语境 delinquent 多用于正式或书面语境，主要指违反规则或法律的人；在金融或债务语境中则指未偿还债务的人。具体含义需根据场景判断。
语法说明Grammar Note
两个义项分别对应违法/违规者和欠债者；欠债义常见于财务语境。
发音与拼写Pronunciation & Spelling
Delinquent ends in -quent /kwənt/. Frequent, subsequent, consequent, eloquent, and infrequent share the spelling -quent, but their stress falls earlier, so they do not rhyme with delinquent. Relinquish shares the /lɪŋkw/ sound and the spelling 'linqu' before a different ending. No common word rhymes exactly with delinquent.
用法优先级Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 1，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
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