culprit
名詞
UK/ˈkʌl.prɪt/
US/ˈkʌl.prɪt/
定義 culprit 名詞
- Countable(可数名词)
A person who is responsible for committing an offense or wrongdoing.
犯错者；肇事者；罪魁祸首
The police are working diligently to apprehend the culprit.
警方正在努力抓捕罪魁祸首。
They finally caught the culprit of the bank robbery.
他们终于抓住了银行抢劫案的罪魁祸首。
We need to identify the culprit who leaked the confidential information.
我们需要找出泄露机密信息的罪魁祸首。
- Countable(可数名词)
The primary cause of a problem or a negative situation.
导致问题或困难的原因；祸源
Research suggests that lack of sleep is the main culprit behind many health issues.
研究表明，缺乏睡眠是许多健康问题的主要祸源。
High interest rates were identified as the culprit of the economic downturn.
高利率被认为是经济衰退的祸源。
The primary cause of the accident was the equipment malfunction, which was the main culprit.
事故的主要原因是设备故障，这是主要的祸源。