convict
convict — 動詞
1. to formally find someone guilty of an offence in a court of law, after all the e
定罪；判刑
法院正式判定某人有罪
to formally find someone guilty of an offence in a court of law, after all the evidence has been presented and examined
The jury convicted Amani of fraud after a two-week trial.
陪審團在兩週的審判後，判定 Amani 詐欺罪名成立。
active: convict [someone] of [crime]
Feng was convicted of armed robbery and sentenced to eight years in prison.
Feng 因武裝搶劫被判有罪，處以八年有期徒刑。
passive: be convicted of [crime] + sentenced to [penalty]
No one can be convicted solely on the basis of circumstantial evidence.
沒有人可以僅憑間接證據就被定罪。
The court convicted Mateo of tax evasion and ordered him to pay a large penalty.
法院判定 Mateo 逃稅罪名成立，並命令他支付巨額罰款。
- find guilty
less formal, describes the jury's specific decision rather than the court's final legal status
- condemn
more dramatic and less technical; also carries a moral judgment outside of legal contexts
- acquit
to officially decide in court that someone is not guilty
文法句型
be convicted of [crime]
convict [someone] of [crime]
用法筆記
Common in the passive form ('be convicted of'). In everyday news reports, the passive is far more frequent than the active. Only a court has the authority to convict; police arrest and charge, but they do not convict.
常見錯誤
convict — 名詞
1. a person who is kept in prison as punishment for a serious crime they have been
囚犯
因犯罪而被判刑入獄的人
a person who is kept in prison as punishment for a serious crime they have been found guilty of
The prison holds over two thousand convicts, many of them serving life sentences.
這座監獄關押了兩千多名囚犯，其中許多人正在服無期徒刑。
countable: two thousand convicts
The former convict struggled to find work after his release due to his criminal record.
這名前囚犯因有犯罪紀錄，獲釋後難以找到工作。
former convict — someone no longer in prison
Police recaptured the escaped convict near the border late last night.
警方昨晚深夜在邊境附近抓回了這名越獄囚犯。
The documentary follows the daily routines of three convicts inside a maximum-security facility.
這部紀錄片追蹤三名在最高安全級別監獄服刑的囚犯的日常生活。
文法句型
[adjective] convict
a [adjective] convict
用法筆記
In modern English, 'prisoner' and 'inmate' are more neutral alternatives used in official and everyday contexts. 'Convict' often carries harsher overtones and appears more in historical writing, crime reporting, or informal references to long-term prisoners.
常見錯誤
convict — 形容詞
1. placed before a noun to show that someone or something is connected with people
已定罪的
用於名詞前，描述已定罪者或其相關事物
placed before a noun to show that someone or something is connected with people who have been found guilty of a serious crime and sent to prison
The island was originally a convict colony where thousands of prisoners were sent from Britain.
這座島嶼原本是一個囚犯流放地，數千名囚犯從英國被送到那裡。
convict colony — historical term
Museum exhibits display the tools used in convict labour during the nineteenth century.
博物館展出了十九世紀囚犯勞役所使用的工具。
convict labour
Conditions in the convict prison were harsh, with little food and constant hard work.
這座囚犯監獄條件惡劣，食物很少且需持續從事粗重勞動。
The convict ship carried two hundred men from England to Australia on a four-month voyage.
這艘囚犯船載著兩百多名男子從英格蘭前往澳洲，航程為期四個月。
文法句型
convict [noun]
用法筆記
This adjective can ONLY be used before a noun (attributive position) — you cannot say 'This labour is convict.' It is found mostly in historical descriptions of former British penal colonies. The past participle 'convicted' (e.g., 'a convicted criminal') is far more common in modern English for describing individuals found guilty.