单词

convict

读音

kənˈvɪkt; ˈkɑnvɪkt

美式

英式

词根

"Convict" 词根来源于拉丁语 "convincere"，意思是 "to conquer completely"。词根"vict" 表示 "胜利" 或 "优胜"，比如与其相关的单词有 "victory" (胜利)，"victim" (受害者)，"invincible" (无敌的)。

释义

vt. 证明…有罪；宣告…有罪 n. 罪犯 [ 复数 convicts 第三人称单数 convicts 现在分词 convicting 过去式 convicted 过去分词 convicted ]

例句

Who said that all the men in the world should wear dull gray suits and convict haircuts?

谁说世界上所有的男人都应该穿单调的灰色西装，留着罪犯式的发型？

The escaped convict was seized outside the city.

逃犯在城外被抓获。

The convict was pardoned after serving five years of his sentence.

罪犯服刑5年才获赦免。

强化记忆

一个记忆这个单词的小窍门是将"convict"看作是 "con" (词首，表示一起) 和 "vict" ( 表示胜利)，这可以帮助我们以联想的方式记住它。 "convict"作为动词可以联想为 "一起决定胜利（罪名成立）"，作为名词可以联想为 "罪名胜利的（罪名得以确立的人）""Convict" 这个词首次出现在英语中是在14世纪，源于拉丁语 "convictus"，这个词的过去分词形式表示 "prove or demonstrate"。其发展历史悠久，且一直被广泛用于法律和法庭环境中。

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it's just the two of us standing there.It is not professor and convict,it is just two minds ready to do philosophy.

"Which update from which friend should you be shown?""Which convict is more likely to reoffend?""Which news item or movie should be recommended to people?"

If I ever get out of here, there will always be a mark by my name.I'm a convict; I am branded 'wrong.'What are you going to tell me about right and wrong?"

that we can find such paltry evidenceto be compelling enough to convict a man?Well, this is a case of what scientists call "motivated reasoning."

This influenced his depiction of the Marshalsea prison in Little Dorrit,where the titular character cares for her convict father.Prisons, orphanages, or slums may seem grim settings for a story,

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