malefactor

n. 罪人, 犯人, 坏人 [法] 罪犯, 作恶者

发音

US /ˈmæləˌfæktɚ/

词形变化

malefactors 复数 malefactors

别名

malefactour

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    A criminal or felon.

  2. 2.

    An evildoer.

    坏人

    恶人

    Though your unseen malefactor’s actions may give the impression of confidence… Vaermina suspects he is terrified his plan will go astray.

词汇关系

名词

同义词 4

criminal crook outlaw felon

上位词 1

principal

下位词 10

tough murderer thief traitor punk hood gangster fugitive runner rapist

词源

From Middle English malefactour, from Late Latin malefactor, from Latin malefaciō, from male (“evilly”) + factus (“made or done”), past participle of facio (“to make or do”).

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