indictment
英 [ɪn'daɪtm(ə)nt]
美[ɪn'daɪtmənt]
- n. 起诉书；控告
词态变化
复数: indictments;
中文词源
indictment 控告，起诉，腐败迹象
来自indict,控告，起诉。词义腐败迹象来自indicate,指示，暗示。
英文词源
- indictment (n.)
- c. 1300, endytement "action of accusing," from Anglo-French enditement, from enditer (see indict). Meaning "legal document containing a charge" is from c. 1500. Latin spelling restored 17c.
双语例句
- 1. The government's indictment against the three men alleged unlawful trading.
- 政府在对这三个人的起诉书中指控他们从事非法贸易。
来自柯林斯例句
- 2. Prosecutors may soon seek an indictment on racketeering and fraud charges.
- 检举官可能不久就会以敲诈勒索与欺诈罪名提起诉讼。
来自柯林斯例句
- 3. The poverty in our cities is a damning indictment of modern society.
- 我们的城市中贫民的苦况是现代社会的一大败象。
来自《权威词典》
- 4. Her speech was a scathing indictment of the government's record on crime.
- 她的演讲强烈指责了政府在犯罪问题上的表现.
来自《简明英汉词典》
- 5. He handed up the indictment to the supreme court.
- 他把起诉书送交最高法院.
来自《简明英汉词典》