Word · Frequency #16898
wrongful
不公正的；错误的
核心释义
wrong or unjust
- 1.
错误的；不公正的
wrong or unjust
- 2.
非法的；违法的
unlawful or illegal
违法的；非法的；错误的；不公正的；非法的；违法的；不正当的；不法的
用法In use
She accused the company of wrongful dismissal after she was fired for reporting safety problems.
用法提示：wrongful 作定语修饰 dismissal，表示解雇是不公正或不合法的。
The judge decided that his imprisonment had been wrongful and released him.
用法提示：wrongful 作表语，说明 imprisonment 是不公正的或不当的。
She received an apology for the wrongful accusation that she had stolen the money.
用法提示：wrongful 作定语修饰 accusation，表示指控是没有根据或不公正的。
wrongful + noun
wrongful 常作定语，修饰表示法律行为的抽象名词，如 dismissal（解雇）、arrest（逮捕）、conviction（定罪）。
The company is facing a claim for wrongful dismissal.
该公司正面临一项关于非法解雇的索赔。
be wrongful
作表语时，主语常指行为或决定；也可用 it 作形式主语，后接不定式，如 It is wrongful to...。
相关词与表达Connections
搭配Collocations
- wrongful dismissal
- 非法解雇
- She sued her employer for wrongful dismissal.她因被非法解雇而起诉雇主。
- wrongful death
- 过失致死
- The family filed a wrongful death lawsuit against the hospital.家属对医院提起了过失致死诉讼。
- wrongful conviction
- 错误定罪
- He was released after evidence showed his wrongful conviction.他在证据显示其被错误定罪后获释。
- wrongful imprisonment
- 非法监禁
- He was awarded damages for wrongful imprisonment.他因被非法监禁而获得赔偿金。
- wrongful arrest
学习提示Learner notes
记忆技巧Memory Tip
由 wrong（错）+ ful（充满）联想：充满错误的行为，即不公正、违法。
语境与语域Context & Register
语域：formal 常见场景：法律文件、正式写作、新闻报道 wrongful 多用于正式或法律语境，表示“非法的、不公正的”，日常口语中一般较少使用，更常见于书面或严肃场合。
发音与拼写Pronunciation & Spelling
No common English word rhymes exactly with wrongful. The words above all end in the same -ful spelling and the unstressed syllable /fəl/, but their stressed vowel sounds differ from /ɒŋ/. Spelling alone is not a reliable guide to pronunciation.
用法优先级Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 1，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.