arraign
/əˈreɪn/verb
(常作be arraigned)
1- call or bring (someone) before a court to answer a criminal charge; indict传讯; 提讯; 控告:
her sister was arraigned on attempted murder charges.
她姐姐被控告谋杀未遂。
1.1
- find fault with; censure找岔子, 挑毛病; 谴责:
social workers were relieved it was not they who were arraigned in the tabloids.
社会救济工作者因为在小报上受谴责的不是他们自己而松了一口气。
派生词
arraignment
noun词源
late Middle English: from Old French araisnier, based on Latin ad- 'to' + ratio(n-) 'reason, account'.