in flagrante delicto
/ɪnfləˌgrænteɪdɪˈlɪktəʊ/( <非正式> 亦作in flagrante)
adverb
- in the very act of wrongdoing, especially in an act of sexual misconduct在作案(尤指奸情)现场, 当场:
he had been caught in flagrante with the wife of the Association's Treasurer.
他和协会财务主管的妻子被捉奸在床。
词源
Latin, 'in the heat of the crime' (literally 'in blazing crime').