注意criminal 可以作形容词,放在名次的前面,这是culprit 没有的用法。e.g. criminal behaviour (犯罪行为)/ criminal damage(故意破坏罪) /criminal law(刑法)另外一种情况下,criminal 和culprit 都可以作名词,意为“罪人”。 但是注意它们的细微差别:criminal: a person who commits a crime e.g. a career criminal (职业罪犯)culprit: a person who has done sth wrong or against the law;|| a person or thing responsible for causing a problem e.g. The police quickly identified the real culprits.
The main culprit in the current crisis seems to be modern farming techniques. criminal 这个“罪犯”的意义更侧重指法律从意义上的犯罪(因为这个此本身是crime 的派生),并且一般是得到了判决和惩罚的罪犯;而后者则强调为某个错误或问题应该承担责任(可以指人或物),并不一定没有法律上的意义
1、criminal犯罪的:犯罪的、与之有关的或有犯罪性质的:criminal abuse.犯法的虐待Relating to the administration of penal law.刑事的:与刑法实施有关的Guilty of crime.犯有罪行的Characteristic of a criminal.有罪犯特征的Shameful; disgraceful:可耻的;不光彩的:a criminal waste of talent.平白浪费天分真可耻n.(名词)One that has committed or been legally convicted of a crime.罪犯:犯有罪行或被依法判定有罪的人One charged with an offense or crime.2、culprit 罪犯:被指控违法或犯罪的人One guilty of a fault or crime.犯过失者,犯罪的人这两个词都有罪犯的意思。