Word · Frequency #23464
incriminated
使（某人）显得有罪；连累
incriminated is the past of incriminate.
to make someone seem guilty of a crime
- 1.
To accuse or bring criminal charges against.
指控或对......提起刑事诉讼。
- 2.
To indicate the guilt of.
表明(某人)有罪。
指控或对......提起刑事诉讼。；表明(某人)有罪。；连累；暗示...有罪；控告；[法] 控告
In use
The money hidden under his bed was enough to incriminate him.
She worried that answering the detective's questions would incriminate her brother.
His attempts to cover up the mistake only incriminated him further.
incriminate somebody
incriminate 是及物动词，直接接宾语，意思是“使（某人）显得有罪”或“牵连”。
The evidence may incriminate several officials.
这些证据可能使几名官员显得有罪。
be incriminated by something
被动语态强调“被某事物所牵连或证明有罪”。
He was incriminated by the phone records.
他被电话记录牵连入罪。
incriminate oneself
指在法庭或调查中做出可能使自己被起诉的陈述，常与 refuse 连用。
Connections
Collocations
- incriminating evidence
- 证明有罪的证据
- The police found incriminating evidence in his apartment.警方在他的公寓里发现了证明他有罪的证据。
- incriminate oneself
- 使自己显得有罪；自证其罪
- He refused to answer questions that might incriminate himself.他拒绝回答可能使自己显得有罪的问题。
- incriminating statement
- 显示有罪的陈述
- Her incriminating statement led to his arrest.她那显示有罪的陈述导致他被捕。
- incriminating documents
- 罪证文件
- Investigators seized incriminating documents during the raid.调查人员在突击搜查中缴获了罪证文件。
- incriminate someone in a crime
- 使某人显得参与了罪行
- A witness tried to incriminate him in the robbery.一名证人试图使他显得参与了抢劫案。
Learner notes
Memory Tip
in-crim-in-ate 里藏着 crime，想象把某人写进罪案现场，让他显得有罪、被连累。
Context & Register
语域：formal 常见场景：法律/司法场合、正式新闻报道 incriminate 是比较正式的用词，多用于法律或正式语境，表示“使（某人）显得有罪；连累”。日常口语中较少见，更常说“使某人看起来有罪”。
Pronunciation & Spelling
与 incriminate /ɪnˈkrɪmɪneɪt/ 真正押韵的有 discriminate /dɪˈskrɪmɪneɪt/ 和 eliminate /ɪˈlɪmɪneɪt/（重音均在第二音节，韵部为 /ɪmɪneɪt/）。注意拼写相近但不押韵：terminate /ˈtɜːmɪneɪt/ 和 nominate /ˈnɒmɪneɪt/ 重音在首音节；contaminate /kənˈtæmɪneɪt/ 的重读元音是 /æ/；intimidate /ɪnˈtɪmɪdeɪt/ 的结尾是 /-ɪdeɪt/ 而非 /-ɪneɪt/。
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。
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