culprit

noun

/ˈkʌlprɪt/

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a person who has done something wrong or against the law
- The police quickly identified the real culprits.
- Police hunting the culprits have condemned the attack.
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
adjective
- big
- chief
- main
- …
verb + culprit
- hunt
- hunt for
- apprehend
- …
See full entry
a person or thing responsible for causing a problem
- The main culprit in the current crisis seems to be modern farming techniques.
- Keep the kitchen clear of all sources of bacteria, not forgetting the biggest culprit of all—the dishcloth.
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
adjective
- big
- chief
- main
- …
verb + culprit
- hunt
- hunt for
- apprehend
- …
See full entry

Word Originlate 17th cent. (originally in the formula Culprit, how will you be tried?, said by the Clerk of the Crown to a prisoner pleading not guilty): perhaps from a misinterpretation of the written abbreviation cul. prist for Anglo-Norman French Culpable: prest d'averrer notre bille ‘(You are) guilty: (We are) ready to prove our indictment’; in later use influenced by Latin culpa ‘fault, blame’.

单词	culprit
释义	culprit noun /ˈkʌlprɪt/ /ˈkʌlprɪt/ jump to other results a person who has done something wrong or against the law The police quickly identified the real culprits. Police hunting the culprits have condemned the attack. Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective big chief main … verb + culprit hunt hunt for apprehend … See full entry a person or thing responsible for causing a problem The main culprit in the current crisis seems to be modern farming techniques. Keep the kitchen clear of all sources of bacteria, not forgetting the biggest culprit of all—the dishcloth. Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective big chief main … verb + culprit hunt hunt for apprehend … See full entry Word Originlate 17th cent. (originally in the formula Culprit, how will you be tried?, said by the Clerk of the Crown to a prisoner pleading not guilty): perhaps from a misinterpretation of the written abbreviation cul. prist for Anglo-Norman French Culpable: prest d'averrer notre bille ‘(You are) guilty: (We are) ready to prove our indictment’; in later use influenced by Latin culpa ‘fault, blame’.
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