co-conspirator

IPA/ˌkəʊ.kənˈspɪr.ə.tər/
IPA/ˌkoʊ.kənˈspɪr.ə.t̬ɚ/

co-conspirator — 名詞

1. one of two or more people who join in a hidden plan to carry out something harmf

1.名詞C1
釋義

共謀者；同謀

一同密謀做壞事或違法之事的人

one of two or more people who join in a hidden plan to carry out something harmful, dishonest, or against the law.

例句

Feng named three co-conspirators when the police offered him a lighter sentence.

Feng 在警方答應減輕刑期後，供出了三名共謀者。

countable: a/the co-conspirator(s) in legal contexts

The judge ruled that Romi had acted as a co-conspirator in the bank fraud.

法官裁定 Romi 在這起銀行詐騙案中是共謀者。

pattern: act as a co-conspirator in + [crime]

常見搭配
  • alleged co-conspirator
  • unnamed co-conspirator
  • co-conspirator in [crime/plot]
  • name a co-conspirator
  • charge a co-conspirator
同義詞
  • accomplice

    broader; covers any partner in a crime, not only secret planners

  • fellow conspirator

    near-identical meaning, slightly less formal in news writing

  • collaborator

    neutral in most contexts; only criminal when context makes it clear

反義詞

文法句型

co-conspirator in [scheme]

co-conspirator with [person]

用法筆記

Most often used in legal or news contexts; the parties are usually charged with the same offence. Object of the preposition is typically a named scheme (fraud, plot, robbery), not an everyday activity.

常見錯誤

My co-conspirator and I planned a surprise party.
My friend and I planned a surprise party.
'co-conspirator' implies wrongdoing, not harmless plans.
He is a co-conspirator of the robbery.
He is a co-conspirator in the robbery.
the standard preposition is 'in', not 'of'.

同根字

常見搭配

名詞搭配

  • co-conspirator charge
  • co-conspirator testimony

常用片語

  • alleged co-conspirator
  • unnamed co-conspirator
  • named as a co-conspirator

介系詞搭配

  • co-conspirator in
  • co-conspirator with