abet
/əˈbet/verb
1abetted, abetting
with obj. encourage or assist (someone) to do something wrong, in particular to commit a crime or other offence教唆, 怂恿; 协助（某人做坏事, 特别是犯罪或其他过错）：he was not guilty of murder, but guilty of aiding and abetting others.
他没犯谋杀罪, 犯的是协助和教唆罪。
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- encourage or assist someone to commit (a crime)教唆, 协助（犯罪）：
we are aiding and abetting this illegal traffic.
我们在协助实施这桩非法交易。
派生词
abetment
nounabetter
（亦作 abettor）noun词源
late Middle English (in the sense urge to do something good or bad)： from Old French abeter, from a- （from Latin ad 'to, at'） + beter 'hound, urge on'.