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源自拉丁语 'perpetrare'(实施、完成),由 per-(彻底) + patrare(执行)构成,16世纪进入英语。
❶ 指实施犯罪行为或不良行为的人,通常用于法律或正式语境中描述违法者或肇事者。
“The police are still searching for the perpetrators of the robbery.”
(警方仍在搜寻抢劫案的作案者。)
“The perpetrators of the fraud were sentenced to prison.”
(诈骗案的犯罪者被判入狱。)
bring perpetrators to justice — 将犯罪者绳之以法,常用于司法或新闻报道中强调追究责任。
“The government promised to bring the perpetrators to justice.”
(政府承诺将犯罪者绳之以法。)