The Open Dictionary

culprit

名詞

UK/ˈkʌl.prɪt/
US/ˈkʌl.prɪt/

定義 culprit 名詞

  1. Countable

    A person who is responsible for committing an offense or wrongdoing.

    • The police are working diligently to apprehend the culprit.

    • They finally caught the culprit of the bank robbery.

    • We need to identify the culprit who leaked the confidential information.

  2. Countable

    The primary cause of a problem or a negative situation.

    • Research suggests that lack of sleep is the main culprit behind many health issues.

    • High interest rates were identified as the culprit of the economic downturn.

    • The primary cause of the accident was the equipment malfunction, which was the main culprit.