convict(常用义)指被判有罪的人;囚犯(名词)。也可作动词,表示判定有罪;证明……有罪。
/ˈkɑːnvɪkt/(名词)
/kənˈvɪkt/(动词)
The police caught the convict near the river.
警察在河边抓住了那名囚犯。
He was convicted of fraud after a long investigation, and the court sentenced him to five years in prison.
经过长期调查,他被判犯有诈骗罪,法院判处他五年监禁。
来自拉丁语 convictus(“被证明有罪的”),源自动词 convincere(“驳倒、证明有罪”)。因此它既可表示“被定罪的人”(名词),也可表示“定罪”(动词)。