英语词汇“guilty”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

guilty

/ˈɡɪlti

adjective (guiltier, guiltiest)

1Culpable of or responsible for a specified wrongdoing: he was found guilty of manslaughter Williams pleaded guilty to three separate offences...

She subsequently pleaded guilty to and he was found guilty of possession of cannabis resin with intent to supply.
Whether a plaintiff is guilty of contributory negligence is a question of fact.
Having found there was a case to answer the trial continued and we found the Appellant guilty on all 5 counts.

Synonyms

culpable, to blame, blameworthy, blameable, at fault, in the wrong, responsible, answerable, accountable, liable;

censurable, reproachable, condemnable, reprehensible, erring, errant, delinquent, offending, sinful, felonious, iniquitous, criminal, convicted

archaic peccant

1.1Justly chargeable with a particular fault or error: she was guilty of a serious error of judgement...

These three reasons show that the only fault scientists are guilty of is of neglecting their public image.
Nor should we be guilty of the error of assuming that the problem relates only to Genesis.
In the jittery start both sides were guilty of handling errors but Keighley had the best of the early play.

1.2Conscious of, affected by, or revealing a feeling of guilt: he felt guilty about the way he had treated her a guilty conscience...

There is no pain like that of a guilty conscience, and bigots hate to admit they're wrong.
History is littered with the guilty consciences of those who chose to remain silent.
Seemingly, I would alleviate my guilty conscience by showering him with presents.

Synonyms

ashamed, guilt-ridden, conscience-stricken, remorseful, sorry, regretful, contrite, repentant, penitent, rueful, abashed, shamefaced, sheepish, hangdog;

mortified, discomfited, distressed, uncomfortable;

in sackcloth and ashes

informal with one's tail between one's legs

rare compunctious

1.3Causing a feeling of guilt: a guilty secret...

I know she says the boyfriend she betrayed tipped off the press after she had revealed her guilty secret in her sleep.
Where once it was society's guilty secret, now there is a concerted effort to trawl for and publicise any hint of racism.
Homosexuality was his other guilty secret, which he kept hidden from public sight until he was in his seventies.

Phrases

not guilty

Derivatives

guiltily

/ˈɡɪltɪli

/ adverb ...

I, too, am not exempt from guiltily indulging in an episode or more, despite my growing disgust with the whole thing.
He bent guiltily and began re-tying his boots, a hurricane of fingers at work.
Once they were relaxed about being seen in the garden - now they skulk guiltily, scuttling off at the slightest noise or movement.

guiltiness

/ˈɡɪltɪnəs

/ noun ...

No one would have any doubts about the guiltiness of the Bulgarian.
But his heart raced anyway, as the light shifted over the torrential waves of vehicles, because there was a feeling of guiltiness in his heart, like he was hiding.
‘But he deserved it,’ he told himself, trying to lessen his guiltiness.

Origin

Old English gyltig (see guilt, -y¹).