culprit
柯林斯词典
1. N-COUNT When you are talking about a crime or something wrong that has been done, you can refer to the person who did it as the culprit. 犯罪者; 犯錯者
All the men were being deported even though the real culprits in the fight have not been identified. 盡琯那次鬭毆事件的真兇未被確認,但那些男人都在被敺逐出境。
2. N-COUNT When you are talking about a problem or bad situation, you can refer to its cause as the culprit. (造成問題或麻煩的) 原因
About 10% of Japanese teenagers are overweight. Nutritionists say the main culprit is increasing reliance on Western fast food. 約10%的日本青少年都超重。營養學家們稱主要的原因是他們越來越依賴西方快餐。
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culprit /ˈkʌlprɪt/ (culprits)
剑桥词典
- someone who has done something wrong
過失者;責任人
Police hope the public will help them to find the culprits. 警方希望公衆能協助他們抓到罪犯。
a fact or situation that is the reason for something bad happening
問題的起因;罪魁禍首
Children in this country are getting much too fat , and sugar and sweets are the main culprits. 該國兒童過於肥胖,糖和甜食是罪魁禍首。 返回 culprit