Word · Frequency #24459
felony
重罪；重刑罪
a serious crime, such as murder or arson
- 1.
a serious crime (such as murder or arson)
严重犯罪(如谋杀或纵火)
严重犯罪(如谋杀或纵火)；重罪；[法] 重罪；重刑罪
In use
He was charged with felony theft after the police found the stolen goods.
In many countries, a felony can lead to years in prison.
The lawyer explained that her client's mistake was a felony, not a minor offense.
commit a felony
commit 是常用搭配动词，表示犯下某种罪行。
He committed a felony and went to prison.
他犯下重罪，进了监狱。
be charged with a felony
be charged with 表示被正式起诉，常使用被动语态。
She was charged with a felony.
她被指控犯有重罪。
be convicted of a felony
be convicted of 表示被判定有罪，比 be charged with 在司法程序上更进一步。
He was convicted of a felony last week.
他上周被判犯有重罪。
Common mistakes
He committed felony.He committed a felony.
felony 是可数名词，表示具体某一起重罪时单数前需要加冠词 a；汉语‘犯重罪’不用冠词，所以容易漏掉。
He was convicted for a felony.He was convicted of a felony.
表示‘因某项罪行被定罪’时，convicted 后应接介词 of，而非 for；汉语里‘因……’的说法容易让人误用 for。
Connections
Collocations
- commit a felony
- 犯重罪
- He was arrested for committing a felony.他因犯重罪被捕。
- felony charge
- 重罪指控
- The prosecutor filed a felony charge against him.检察官对他提起了重罪指控。
- felony conviction
- 重罪定罪
- A felony conviction can affect your voting rights.重罪定罪会影响你的投票权。
- violent felony
- 暴力重罪
- The suspect has a history of violent felonies.该嫌疑人有暴力重罪前科。
- felony offense
- 重罪罪行
- Possession of this amount of drugs is a felony offense.持有这个数量的毒品属于重罪罪行。
Pop culture & quotes
Learner notes
Memory Tip
谐音'罚了你'：重罪必遭重罚。想象法庭判下 felony，罪犯被重判收监。
Context & Register
语域：formal 常见场景：法律文书、新闻报道、法庭语境 felony 是正式的法律术语，多用于法律文书、新闻报道或法庭语境；日常口语中通常用 serious crime 来表达。
Grammar Note
felonies
Pronunciation & Spelling
No common word rhymes exactly with /ˈfɛləni/. The -ony words (colony, agony, harmony, phony) are spelling lookalikes, not rhymes: colony shares the final /ləni/ but has a different stressed vowel, while the others have very different vowel sounds. Penny and melon match the stressed /ɛ/ vowel but not the ending.
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。
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.