criminal

名词 n. 形容词 adj.
/ˈkɹɪm.ɪ.nəl/    /ˈkɹɪm.ɪ.nəl/

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. A person who is guilty of a crime, notably breaking the law.
    — ‘[…] There's every Staffordshire crime-piece ever made in this cabinet, and that's unique. The Van Hoyer Museum in New York hasn't that very rare second version of Maria Marten's Red Barn over there, nor the little Frederick George Manning—he was the criminal Dickens saw hanged on the roof of the gaol in Horsemonger Lane, by the way—’
形容词 adj.
  1. Against the law; forbidden by law.
    — Foppish and fantastic ornaments are only indications of vice, not criminal in themselves.
  2. Guilty of breaking the law.
    — The neglect of any of the relative duties renders us criminal in the sight of God.
  3. Of or relating to crime or penal law.
    — His long criminal record suggests that he is a dangerous man.
  4. Abhorrent or very undesirable. figuratively
    — Printing such asinine opinions is criminal!

词形变化

more criminal comparative most criminal superlative criminals plural

词源

词源 1
From Middle English cryminal, borrowed from Anglo-Norman criminal, from Late Latin criminalis, from Latin crimen (“crime”).
词源 2
From Middle English cryminal, borrowed from Anglo-Norman criminal, from Late Latin criminalis, from Latin crimen (“crime”).
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