a lawbreaker
lawbreaker 是可数名词；单数泛指时前面用不定冠词 a。
A lawbreaker was caught near the bank.
一名违法者在银行附近被抓。
违法者；犯法者
违法者,罪犯
违法者,罪犯
One who breaks (violates) the law, a criminal.
The police arrested the lawbreaker after a short chase.
警察在短暂追捕后逮捕了那名犯法者。
用法提示：谓语动词“arrested”的宾语，名词，指代一名违法者。
Lawbreakers will face serious consequences under our legal system.
在我们的法律体系下，犯法者将面临严重后果。
用法提示：主语，复数名词，泛指违法者。
As a lawbreaker, he lost his driver's license for a year.
作为一名犯法者，他被吊销驾照一年。
用法提示：介词“as”的宾语，名词，表示身份。
lawbreaker 是可数名词；单数泛指时前面用不定冠词 a。
A lawbreaker was caught near the bank.
一名违法者在银行附近被抓。
复数形式 lawbreakers 泛指违法者群体，谓语动词用复数。
Lawbreakers often face serious penalties.
违法者常常面临严厉的处罚。
被动结构 be accused of being... 中，being 后接名词，表示被指为某种人。
He was accused of being a lawbreaker.
他被指控为违法者。
grammar · medium
易错句子He is lawbreaker.
正确表达He is a lawbreaker.
英语单数可数名词前需要不定冠词 a/an；汉语没有冠词，学习者容易漏掉。lawbreaker 是可数名词，单数泛指时要加 a。
grammar · medium
易错句子The police caught three lawbreaker.
正确表达The police caught three lawbreakers.
英语可数名词在数词大于一时要用复数形式；汉语名词本身不变化，学习者容易忘记加 -s。three 后面应接复数 lawbreakers。
grammar · medium
易错句子The lawbreaker are dangerous.
正确表达The lawbreaker is dangerous.
英语主语和谓语要在人称和数上保持一致；The lawbreaker 是单数第三人称，谓语要用 is。汉语动词没有这种变化，学习者容易忽略主谓一致。
criminal 既可作名词也可作形容词，泛指犯罪的人，适用范围最广，法律文本和日常口语都常用；lawbreaker 只能作名词，字面强调“违反法律”，语气更书面、使用频率更低，常指轻微违法者。
offender 是法律和官方语境中的常用词，常与具体罪行搭配，如 traffic offender（交通违法者）、first-time offender（初犯）；lawbreaker 更笼统、更书面，不能这样自由搭配，指称也更宽泛。
wrongdoer 侧重道德上做错事，不一定是触犯法律；lawbreaker 则明确指违反法律的人，两者不能随意互换。
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