- a person who has committed an illegal act, especially a serious one罪犯：
these men are dangerous criminals.
这些人是危险的罪犯。
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- of or relating to illegal act or activity犯罪（性质）的, 犯法的：
he is charged with conspiracy to commit criminal damage.
他因密谋策划非法破坏而受到指控。
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- Law of or relating to crime as opposed to civil matters【律】刑事的：
a criminal court
刑事法庭。
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- informal (of an action or situation) deplorable and shocking〈非正式〉（行为或情形）令人遗憾的; 令人震惊的：
he may never fulfil his potential, and that would be a criminal waste.
他可能永远也不能发挥他的潜力了, 那将是一种极大的浪费。
派生词
criminality
/ˌkrɪmɪˈnælətɪ/ nouncriminally
adverb词源
late Middle English (as an adjective)：from late Latin criminalis, from Latin crimen, crimin- （see CRIME）.