culprit
n. 犯人,罪犯; 肇事者,被告人
When you are talking about a crime or something wrong that has been done, you can refer to the person who did it as the culprit .
All the men were being deported even though the real culprits in the fight have not been identified.
儘管真兇尚未查出,所有參與鬥毆的男子均被驅逐出境。
When you are talking about a problem or bad situation, you can refer to its cause as the culprit .
About 10% of Japanese teenagers are overweight. Nutritionists say the main culprit is increasing reliance on Western fast food.
大約10%的日本青少年超重。營養學家指出主要原因是對西式快餐越來越依賴。
1. someone who perpetrates wrongdoing
The culprit is not alcohol or drugs.
罪魁禍首不是酒精,也不是毒品,而是影片遊戲.
The culprit was seated in a wooden chair.
犯人坐在一把木椅上.
During a struggle the culprit made good his escape.
在一次打鬥中,該罪犯設法逃走了.
Some considered diseases such as Verticillium wilt the culprit.
一些人認為是棉黃萎病為其病因.
Smoking is the chief culprit in his death.
吸菸是導致他死亡的罪魁禍首.