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单词 complicit
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Definition of complicit in English:

complicit

adjective kəmˈplɪsɪtkəmˈplɪsɪt
  • Involved with others in an activity that is unlawful or morally wrong.

    the careers of those complicit in the cover-up were blighted
    Example sentencesExamples
    • But we, the final arbiters of what qualifies a photograph for immortality, are complicit in this.
    • Earth and air were equally complicit in this translation's origin.
    • At the very least, he said, they were complicit in the victory of evil.
    • It doesn't help that they're aided and abetted by a complicit media.
    • Is there any evidence that either of these men were actually complicit in crimes against humanity?
    • Scholars have become complicit, facilitators instead of critics and creators.
    • And I watched every minute of it, aware that I was now complicit in the conspiracy.
    • Doping is very, very seldom accidental and almost always involves people complicit in the effort.
    • Indeed, it is highly likely that she is complicit in the criminal activity permeating this case.
    • In some way, we the fans were complicit in this failure because we consoled ourselves too easily.
    • Landowners who are found to be complicit in the unauthorised dumping of waste may also be hauled before court.
    • Thanks to a coincidence of complexion, we are complicit and we will pay.
    • So they know that they were uncomfortably put in a position of being complicit in a cover-up.
    • The fact that you wrote this indicates that you don't want to be an accessory, that you would rather not be complicit.
    • I felt complicit in the process which allowed this book to happen.
    • Search engines and advertisers have become complicit in the same self-delusion.
    • If I do not speak out against this nonchalant murder of innocents, I am complicit with my government.
    • However, their over-the-top rock cabaret works because the audience are hysterically complicit.
    • Worse, we become complicit in extending suffering - not just our own, but that of others also.
    • The press, he adds, has been complicit in turning a blind eye to the government's record.

Origin

1940s: back-formation from complicity.

Rhymes

elicit, explicit, illicit, implicit, licit, solicit
 
 

Definition of complicit in US English:

complicit

adjectivekəmˈplɪsɪtkəmˈplisit
  • Involved with others in an illegal activity or wrongdoing.

    all of these people are complicit in some criminal conspiracy
    Example sentencesExamples
    • Thanks to a coincidence of complexion, we are complicit and we will pay.
    • However, their over-the-top rock cabaret works because the audience are hysterically complicit.
    • At the very least, he said, they were complicit in the victory of evil.
    • Search engines and advertisers have become complicit in the same self-delusion.
    • Indeed, it is highly likely that she is complicit in the criminal activity permeating this case.
    • So they know that they were uncomfortably put in a position of being complicit in a cover-up.
    • Landowners who are found to be complicit in the unauthorised dumping of waste may also be hauled before court.
    • The fact that you wrote this indicates that you don't want to be an accessory, that you would rather not be complicit.
    • Is there any evidence that either of these men were actually complicit in crimes against humanity?
    • Earth and air were equally complicit in this translation's origin.
    • Doping is very, very seldom accidental and almost always involves people complicit in the effort.
    • Worse, we become complicit in extending suffering - not just our own, but that of others also.
    • The press, he adds, has been complicit in turning a blind eye to the government's record.
    • And I watched every minute of it, aware that I was now complicit in the conspiracy.
    • In some way, we the fans were complicit in this failure because we consoled ourselves too easily.
    • I felt complicit in the process which allowed this book to happen.
    • It doesn't help that they're aided and abetted by a complicit media.
    • Scholars have become complicit, facilitators instead of critics and creators.
    • But we, the final arbiters of what qualifies a photograph for immortality, are complicit in this.
    • If I do not speak out against this nonchalant murder of innocents, I am complicit with my government.

Origin

1940s: back-formation from complicity.

 
 
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