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become a vigilante
become a vigilante 表示“成为自行执法者”；vigilante 的复数为 vigilantes。
He became a vigilante after his house was broken into.
他家被人闯入后，他成了一名自行执法者。
警戒会会员
先理解核心含义，再看它在真实句子里的用法。
警戒会会员
member of a vigilance committee
He became a vigilante after his house was broken into.
他家被人闯入后，他成了一名自行执法者。
治安维持委员会的成员。
A member of a vigilance committee.
治安委员会成员
member of a vigilance committee
在法律权威之外采取行动(常以暴力)惩罚或报复犯罪、纠正不公等的人。
A person who acts outside of legal authority, often violently, to punish or avenge a crime, right a perceived wrong, etc.
The vigilante stayed after the meeting to discuss new patrol routes with the other committee members.
警戒会会员会后留下来，与其他委员讨论新的巡逻路线。
Several vigilantes volunteered to watch the empty houses during the holiday.
几名警戒会会员自愿在假期里看守空置的房屋。
She was known as a dedicated vigilante who never missed a neighborhood patrol.
她以一名尽职的警戒会会员闻名，从不缺席社区巡逻。
become a vigilante 表示“成为自行执法者”；vigilante 的复数为 vigilantes。
He became a vigilante after his house was broken into.
他家被人闯入后，他成了一名自行执法者。
vigilante 作定语时，常修饰表示行为、团体、袭击等含义的名词。
The city was shocked by a series of vigilante attacks.
一系列自行执法袭击事件震动了整座城市。
act as a vigilante 表示临时或以某种身份充当义警。
She refused to act as a vigilante, even though the police did nothing.
尽管警察毫无作为，她仍拒绝充当义警。
vigilantes 是复数形式；a group of vigilantes 表示“一群义警”。
A group of vigilantes caught the burglar and handed him to the police.
一群义警抓住了入室窃贼，并把他交给了警方。
Not this
He is vigilante.
Use this
He is a vigilante.
vigilante 是可数名词，单数形式前需要加冠词 a；汉语没有冠词，所以容易漏掉。
Not this
Two vigilante were arrested.
Use this
Two vigilantes were arrested.
可数名词复数要加 -s；汉语名词没有复数变化，所以容易漏掉词尾 -s。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
治安维持团体
A vigilante group has been patrolling the neighborhood at night.
一个治安维持团体一直在夜间巡逻这个街区。
自行执法的正义
The film explores the dangers of vigilante justice.
这部电影探讨了自行执法的危险性。
治安维持者的暴力行为
The mayor condemned the vigilante violence.
市长谴责了治安维持者的暴力行为。
自行组织的巡逻队
Residents formed a vigilante patrol after the burglaries.
入室盗窃案发生后，居民们组织了一支自行巡逻队。
私刑暴民
A vigilante mob attacked the suspected thief.
一群私刑暴民袭击了那个盗窃嫌疑人。
自封的治安维护者
He is a self-styled vigilante who targets drug dealers.
他是一个自封的治安维护者，专门打击毒贩。
法外正义，私自执法
Many action movies glamorize vigilante justice.
许多动作片美化了法外正义。
自行执法，采取法外手段
Frustrated with the police, the residents contemplated going vigilante.
由于对警方感到失望，居民们考虑自行执法。
网络私刑者，网络自封执法者
She was known as an online vigilante who exposed fake charity scams.
她以曝光虚假慈善骗局的网络私刑者而闻名。
我是一名义警。
In Taylor Swift's song 'Vigilante Shit', she sings about being a vigilante who takes revenge into her own hands.
在泰勒·斯威夫特的歌曲《Vigilante Shit》中，她唱到自己是一个以暴制暴、自行复仇的人。
我不是英雄。我是义警。
Rorschach from 'Watchmen' says, "I'm not a hero. I'm a vigilante," showing the dark side of justice outside the law.
《守望者》中的罗夏说：“我不是英雄。我是义警。”这展现了法律之外的正义的黑暗面。
Use vigilante naturally, then get feedback on meaning, tone, grammar, and phrasing.
Revisit a common error or keep this word in your review list.
把 vigilante 联想成 vigil（守夜）+ ant（蚂蚁），守夜人像蚂蚁一样夜巡警戒，记忆“警戒会会员”。
语域：neutral 常见场景：news reports、history books 该释义指“治安维持委员会成员”，通常属中性语体，比较常见于新闻报道和历史类文本中。
真正同韵的是 ante /ˈænti/ 和 scanty /ˈskænti/，它们都以重读的 /ænti/ 结尾，与 vigilante /ˌvɪdʒəˈlænti/ 的后两个音节相同。注意拼写上的 -ante 不一定同韵：Dante /ˈdɑːnteɪ/ 就是这样；vigilant /ˈvɪdʒɪlənt/ 与 vigilante 拼写和开头读音相近，但结尾读音为 /lənt/，也不同韵。
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