/kənˈvɪkt/
with obj.(常作 be convicted)
- declare (someone) to be guilty of a criminal offence by the verdict of a jury or the decision of a judge in a court of law宣判(某人)有罪:
her former boyfriend was convicted of assaulting her
她的前男友被判对她犯有强奸罪
as adj. convicted a convicted murderer已定罪的凶手。
/ˈkɒnvɪkt/
- a person found guilty of a criminal offence and serving a sentence of imprisonment已被宣判有罪的人; (服刑中的)囚犯。
词源
Middle English: from Latin convict- 'demonstrated, refuted, convicted', from the verb convincere (see convince). The noun is from obsolete convict 'convicted'.