Word · Frequency #14243
perpetrator
肇事者；犯罪者；作恶者
核心释义
someone who commits a crime or harmful act
- 1.
One who perpetrates; especially, one who commits an offence or crime.
- 2.
作恶者
someone who perpetrates wrongdoing
作恶者；犯罪者；行凶者；[法] 作恶者；行凶者
用法In use
The police are searching for the perpetrator of the bank robbery.
用法提示：此处 perpetrator 为单数，指具体的作恶者，与介词 of 连用表示某罪行的实施者。
The perpetrators of the cyber attack have been arrested.
用法提示：perpetrators 为复数形式，指多个犯罪者，与 of 短语搭配明确罪行。
Investigators are still trying to identify the perpetrator of the fraud scheme.
用法提示：perpetrator 为单数，强调未知的作恶者，与 of 连用表示诈骗的实施者。
the perpetrator of [crime/offence]
常后接of短语说明罪行。
The police are still searching for the perpetrator of the robbery.
警方仍在搜索抢劫案的作恶者。
a/an [adjective] perpetrator
常用形容词如alleged、possible等修饰。
相关词与表达Connections
搭配Collocations
- the perpetrator of the crime
- 犯罪者
- The police are still searching for the perpetrator of the crime.警方仍在搜寻该案的犯罪者。
- alleged perpetrator
- 涉嫌作案者
- The alleged perpetrator was released because there was not enough evidence.因证据不足，涉嫌作案者已被释放。
- perpetrator of violence
- 施暴者
- The program aims to rehabilitate perpetrators of violence.该计划旨在改造施暴者。
- catch the perpetrator
- 抓住肇事者
- The community worked together to catch the perpetrator.社区居民合力抓住了肇事者。
- identify the perpetrator
学习提示Learner notes
记忆技巧Memory Tip
记忆联想：首音节 perp 正是警察俚语‘嫌疑犯/作案者’，记住 perp 就是 perpetrator，即犯罪者。
语境与语域Context & Register
语域：formal 常见场景：legal、journalism、official documents perpetrator 通常用于正式或法律语境，如新闻报道、法律文书和官方报告中，多指实施犯罪或错误行为的人。在日常口语中较少见，常用 the person who did it 等替代。
发音与拼写Pronunciation & Spelling
与'perpetrator'最后音节 /eɪtɚ/ 押韵的词有 'traitor', 'creator', 'waiter'。但请注意，像 'orator' 这样拼写以 '-ator' 结尾的词，发音为 /ɔr.ə.tɚ/，并不押韵。
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Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.