| 单词 | perpetrator |
| 释义 | perpetrator (once / 3379 pages) n A perpetrator is someone who has committed a crime — or at least done something pretty bad. You've probably seen cops on TV trying to get a description of the perpetrator of a bank heist. The word perpetrator is so often associated with crime that police officers and other criminal justice types sometimes abbreviate it “perp.” A perpetrator is often a suspect until it has been proven that he or she carried out the offense. The word usually describes someone who's committed a crime, but any wrongdoing will do. If someone took Uncle Bob's cake and a trail of crumbs leads to your bedroom, your mom will know who the likely perpetrator is. WORD FAMILYperpetrator: perpetrators+/perpetrate: perpetrated, perpetrates, perpetrating, perpetration, perpetrator/perpetration: perpetrations USAGE EXAMPLESAlso called pneumococcus, this pathogen is the most common perpetrator of community-acquired pneumonia, which is pneumonia that people get outside hospitals and nursing homes. Washington Post(Dec 30, 2016) He was referring to Afghanistan, which he viewed as a just war to hunt down the perpetrators of the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks. New York Times(Jan 01, 2017) In another, we told them the perpetrator was a citizen of their own country or of a different one. New York Times(Dec 09, 2016) n someone who perpetrates wrongdoing Syn|Hyper culprit offender, wrongdoer a person who transgresses moral or civil law |
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