accomplice

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

accomplice — 名詞

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

1.名詞C1
釋義

共犯；幫兇

協助他人犯罪或做壞事的人

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.

Wren 負責開逃逸車，這讓他成為那場銀行搶案的共犯。

accomplice in [crime]

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

法官判 Wen 四年徒刑，因為她是那名偽造文書者的幫兇。

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.