accomplice

/əˈkʌmplɪs/ (bre, ipa) · /əˈkɑːmplɪs/ (ame, ipa) · /ə-ˈkäm-pləs -ˈkəm-/ (ame, mw)

accomplice — noun

1. someone who works alongside another person to carry out a crime or a clearly dis

1.名詞C1
釋義

someone who works alongside another person to carry out a crime or a clearly dishonest act, sharing in the planning, the action, or the cover-up.

例句

Wren drove the getaway car, making him an accomplice in the bank robbery.

accomplice in [crime]

The judge sentenced Wen to four years for acting as an accomplice to the forger.

accomplice to [criminal]

同義詞
  • accessory

    legal term, often someone who helps before or after the crime rather than during it

  • co-conspirator

    stresses joint planning of the crime

  • partner in crime

    informal; often used jokingly for harmless mischief

  • abettor

    formal and legal; emphasises encouraging or urging on the wrongdoer

文法句型

accomplice in [crime]

accomplice to [criminal]

用法筆記

Most often used in legal or news contexts. The noun is countable and almost always paired with 'in' (the crime) or 'to' (the main offender). Figurative uses, as in playful or moral contexts, are tagged by tone rather than by a different sense.

常見錯誤

❌He was the accomplice of the murder.
✅He was an accomplice in the murder.
💡use 'in' before the crime, not 'of'.
❌She accompliced the thief.
✅She helped the thief as an accomplice.
💡'accomplice' is a noun only; there is no verb form.