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perpetrate

英 ['pɜːpɪtreɪt] 美['pɝpətret]
  • vt. 犯(罪);做(恶)

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词态变化


第三人称单数: perpetrates;过去式: perpetrated;过去分词: perpetrated;现在分词: perpetrating;名词: perpetration;

助记提示


1. per- "completely" + patrare "carry out, perform, accomplish," originally "bring into existence," originally meant literally 'perform or accomplish in the capacity or quality of a father'.
2. Neither good nor bad in Latin, first used in English in statutes, hence its sense of "perform criminally".
3. per- + petr- (patr-的变体、音变) + -ate.
4. 该词本无好坏之分,但由于首次进入英语时,被用于法规、法令之中,所以含义由此演变为做坏事。

中文词源


perpetrate 犯罪,做恶

来自拉丁语perpetrare,履行,执行,完成,来自per-,整个的,patrare,执行,实施,来自pater,父亲,词源同father.其字面意思可能是生下小孩,成为父亲。其原义并无感情色情,后用于比喻用法始作俑者,犯罪,做恶。

英文词源


perpetrate
perpetrate: see father
perpetrate (v.)
1540s, from Latin perpetratus, past participle of perpetrare "to perform, to accomplish," from per- "completely" + patrare "carry out," originally "bring into existence," from pater "father" (see father (n.)). Earlier in English was perpetren, mid-15c., from Old French perpetrer. Neither good nor bad in Latin, first used in English in statutes, hence its sense of "to perform criminally." Related: Perpetrated; perpetrating.

双语例句


1. Did you perpetrate this terrible poem?
你作了这首滥诗 吗 ?

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2. Only an insane person could perpetrate such a horrible crime.
只有疯子才犯这种令人发指的罪行.

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3. Who perpetrate that dreadful extension to the front of the building.
谁在那楼房正面加盖了那麽一截讨厌的建筑物.

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4. It works to mobilize public opinion which exerts pressure on individuals who perpetrate abuses.
它致力于动员公众舆论对实施滥用人权的个体施加压力.

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5. Some people who knew Sudan feared that an enraged Mr Bashir would perpetrate fresh atrocities.
了解苏丹的一些人曾怛心被激怒的Omar先生会犯下新的暴行.

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