Word · Frequency #22612
incriminating
显示有罪的；归罪的；牵连的
charging or suggestive of guilt or blame
- 1.
Causing, showing, or proving that one is guilty of wrongdoing.
导致、表明或证明有罪的。
导致、表明或证明有罪的。
In use
The police found incriminating evidence in his car.
She deleted the incriminating photos from her phone.
His incriminating statement made the jury believe he was guilty.
incriminating + noun
incriminating 作定语修饰名词，表示该事物能证明某人有罪。
The police found incriminating evidence in his car.
警察在他的车里发现了显示有罪的证据。
be/look/seem incriminating
incriminating 用在系动词后作表语，主语通常是证据、信息等。
The messages on her phone looked incriminating.
她手机上的那些短信看起来像是能证明有罪的。
find/consider sth incriminating
这是“动词 + 宾语 + 形容词补语”结构，incriminating 说明宾语的性质。
The jury found the recording highly incriminating.
陪审团认为这段录音非常能证明有罪。
something/anything/nothing incriminating
incriminating 放在 something、anything、nothing 等不定代词之后作后置定语。
They searched the house but found nothing incriminating.
他们搜查了房子，但没有发现任何能证明有罪的东西。
Common mistakes
He was incriminating by the evidence.He was incriminated by the evidence.
被动语态中应用过去分词 incriminated，而不是现在分词 incriminating。incriminating 是主动含义（显示有罪的），而这里表示“被证据牵连”，要用 be + 过去分词。
The police found criminal evidence in his room.The police found incriminating evidence in his room.
criminal 意为“犯罪的、刑事的”，而 incriminating 意为“显示有罪的、归罪的”。想表达“能证明某人犯罪的证据”应使用 incriminating evidence。
The incriminated documents were on the desk.The incriminating documents were on the desk.
incriminating 是“显示有罪的、归罪的”，修饰主动使他人有罪的证据或文件；incriminated 是“已被牵连的”，在此语义不通。表示“显示有罪的文件”用 -ing 形式。
Connections
Collocations
- incriminating evidence
- 显示有罪的证据
- The police found incriminating evidence in his apartment.警方在他的公寓里发现了显示有罪的证据。
- incriminating statement
- 显示有罪的陈述
- She made an incriminating statement during the interview.她在采访中作了显示有罪的陈述。
- incriminating documents
- 证明有罪的文件
- The auditors discovered incriminating documents in the company's records.审计员在公司的记录中发现了证明有罪的文件。
- incriminating photo
- 显示有罪的照片
- A blurred incriminating photo appeared on the front page.一张模糊的显示有罪的照片出现在头版。
- incriminating information
- 显示有罪的信息
- Investigators are looking for incriminating information about the suspect.调查人员正在寻找关于嫌疑人的显示有罪的信息。
Learner notes
Memory Tip
crimin 联想成 crime（罪），in crime 就像“在罪里”，所以 incriminating 是“显示有罪的”。
Context & Register
语域：formal 常见场景：法律文书、新闻报道 该词多用于正式语境，如法律或新闻报道中，表示“显示有罪的”；日常口语中比较少见。
Grammar Note
作动词时为 incriminate 的现在分词；作形容词时意为“显示有罪的”。
Pronunciation & Spelling
与 /ɪnˈkrɪmɪneɪtɪŋ/ 完全押韵的是 discriminating /dɪˈskrɪmɪneɪtɪŋ/，二者共享 -criminating。拼写相似的 eliminating、nominating、terminating、contaminating、culminating 虽都以 -inating 结尾，但重音位置或元音不同，故不押韵。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.