“convict”主要有名词和动词两种词性。作为名词时,指“已决犯;囚犯”;作为动词时,表示“判定……有罪;证明……有罪” ,常用于法律语境,其过去式和过去分词形式均为“convicted” 。
含义:“convict”作为名词,意思是“已决犯;囚犯”,指已经被法庭判定有罪并正在服刑的人。
例句
The prison was full of dangerous convicts.(监狱里关满了危险的囚犯。)
The new law is aimed at protecting the rights of innocent people, not at punishing convicts excessively.(新法律旨在保护无辜者的权利,而不是过度惩罚囚犯。)
含义:“convict”作为动词,意思是“判定……有罪;证明……有罪” ,常用于法律语境,表示法庭经过审理后认定某人有罪。
用法
基本结构:“convict sb. of sth.”(判定某人犯某罪),其中“sb.”是宾语,指被判定有罪的人;“sth.”是宾语补足语,说明所犯的罪行。
例句
The jury convicted him of murder.(陪审团判定他犯有谋杀罪。)
She was convicted of theft and sentenced to three years in prison.(她被判定犯有盗窃罪,并被判处三年监禁。)
时态变化
一般现在时:主语是第三人称单数时用“convicts”,如“He often convicts criminals in court.(他经常在法庭上判定罪犯有罪。) ”;主语不是第三人称单数时用“convict”,如“We convict the guilty.(我们判定有罪者有罪。) ”
一般过去时:过去式和过去分词均为“convicted”,例如“He was convicted of fraud last year.(他去年被判定犯有欺诈罪。) ”
现在进行时:“is/am/are convicting”,如“The judge is convicting the defendant right now.(法官现在正在判定被告有罪。) ”
过去进行时:“was/were convicting”,例如“They were convicting the suspect when the evidence appeared.(证据出现时,他们正在判定嫌疑人有罪。) ”
现在完成时:“has/have convicted”,如“The police have convicted many criminals this year.(警方今年已经判定许多罪犯有罪。) ”
过去完成时:“had convicted”,例如“By the time I arrived, the court had already convicted him.(当我到达时,法庭已经判定他有罪。) ”