Word · Frequency #36742
malefactor
/ˈmæləˌfæktɝː/
noun
罪犯；作恶者；坏人
核心释义
a person who has committed a crime or has been convicted of one
- 1.
罪犯或重罪犯
A criminal or felon.
- 2.
犯过罪或被法律定罪的人
someone who has committed a crime or has been legally convicted of a crime
- 3.
恶人
An evildoer.
罪犯或重罪犯；犯过罪或被法律定罪的人；恶人；罪人；犯人
用法In use
The police arrested the malefactor after a short chase.
用法提示：malefactor 是名词，意为“罪犯、作恶者”，此处作 arrested 的宾语。
The villagers believed that a malefactor was stealing their cattle at night.
用法提示：malefactor 作名词，指作恶的人，在从句中作主语。
A masked malefactor robbed the bank downtown yesterday.
用法提示：malefactor 是名词，表示“罪犯”，此处作句子主语。
a malefactor
malefactor 是正式用词，常用于法律语境。
The police arrested a malefactor.
警方逮捕了一名罪犯。
the malefactor
The malefactor was sentenced to ten years in prison.
相关词与表达Connections
易混词Confusing words
- benefactor
- 恩人 · malefactor指作恶者，而benefactor指行善者，两者前缀mal-与bene-相反。
- malcontent
- 不满者 · malefactor指罪犯，而malcontent指对现状不满的人，强调情绪而非犯罪行为。
学习提示Learner notes
一起学习词形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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