abet
abet — 動詞
- abetpresent simple I / you / we / they
- abetshe / she / it
- abettedpast simple
- abetting-ing form
1. to deliberately help, encourage, or support someone in carrying out an illegal o
教唆；幫助
幫助或鼓勵他人違法
to deliberately help, encourage, or support someone in carrying out an illegal or morally wrong action, especially one that involves serious harm or deception.
Élise was arrested for abetting her cousin in a bank fraud scheme.
Élise 因教唆表妹進行銀行詐騙而被捕。
abet + someone + in + [wrongdoing]
The security guard abetted the burglars by leaving every door unlocked.
那名警衛讓每一扇門都保持未鎖，因而幫助了竊賊。
abet + someone + by + doing something
Hyun faced charges of aiding and abetting the sale of counterfeit goods.
Hyun 被指控協助及教唆販售仿冒品。
The court ruled that Manuela had abetted the crime by providing false identification papers.
法院判定 Manuela 提供假身分證明文件，已構成幫助犯罪。
Otis knew about the illegal plan and his silence was seen as abetting the offense.
Otis 明知那個非法計畫卻保持沉默，此舉被視為教唆犯罪。
- aid
neutral; can apply to any kind of help, legal or illegal
- encourage
weaker; focuses on emotional or verbal support rather than concrete assistance
- incite
stronger; implies urging someone to action, often through persuasion or pressure
- instigate
focuses on starting or causing something, not just supporting it
- discourage
to persuade someone not to do something
- deter
to prevent through fear or doubt about the consequences
- hinder
to obstruct or make an action more difficult
文法句型
abet + someone + in + (doing) something
aid and abet + someone/something
abet + someone + by + doing something
abet + noun (crime/fraud/theft)
用法筆記
Frequently occurs in the fixed legal phrase 'aid and abet,' where 'aid' means to help and 'abet' means to encourage. The object is always something wrongful — a crime, fraud, or other illegal activity. This is a formal term rarely used in casual conversation.