misdemeanor

C2 大学 FREQ #19796

n. 行为不检, 品行不良, 轻罪, 不端行为

发音

UK /ˌmɪsdɪˈmiːnə(ɹ)/
其它

词形变化

misdemeanors 复数 misdemeanors

别名

misdemeanour

教材释义与例句

名词

轻罪；品行不端

释义与例句

n. C2
  1. 1.

    A lesser criminal act in most common law legal systems, generally punished less severely than a felony.

    美国 历史
  2. 2.

    Any act of misbehavior.

    轻罪

    轻微违反

    美国

    Because of the mother's lack of affection and the judgments made by everybody around her, the child is in opposition to everybody. Her misdemeanors may be partly the expression of her inner revolt.

词汇关系

名词

同义词 4

violation infringement infraction misdemeanour

上位词 4

crime criminal offence criminal offense lawbreaking

下位词 7

perjury sedition breach of the peace disorderly conduct false pretence false pretense indecent exposure

词源

From mis- + demeanor.

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