Word · Frequency #36742
malefactor
/ˈmæləˌfæktɝː/
noun
罪犯；作恶者；坏人
a person who has committed a crime or has been convicted of one
- 1.
A criminal or felon.
罪犯或重罪犯
- 2.
someone who has committed a crime or has been legally convicted of a crime
犯过罪或被法律定罪的人
- 3.
An evildoer.
恶人
罪犯或重罪犯；犯过罪或被法律定罪的人；恶人；罪人；犯人
In use
The police arrested the malefactor after a short chase.
The villagers believed that a malefactor was stealing their cattle at night.
A masked malefactor robbed the bank downtown yesterday.
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.
该罪犯被判处十年监禁。
malefactor + verb (subject)
The malefactor escaped from prison.
Connections
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。
- malevolent
- 恶意的 · malefactor是名词，指罪犯；malevolent是形容词，指怀有恶意的，注意词性差异。
Word family
Learner notes
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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