criminally

/ˈkrɪmɪnəli/ (bre, ipa) · /ˈkrɪmɪnəli/ (ame, ipa)

criminally — 副詞

1. from the point of view of criminal law, especially when deciding whether someone

1.副詞C1
釋義

刑事上

從犯罪責任或刑法角度

from the point of view of criminal law, especially when deciding whether someone should face charges, guilt, or punishment for breaking the law.

例句

The company was criminally charged after workers died in the factory fire.

那家公司在工廠火災造成工人喪命後遭到刑事起訴。

be criminally charged for a death linked to illegal conduct

A court found Omar criminally responsible for hiding the stolen cash.

法院認定 Omar 因藏匿贓款而須負刑事責任。

criminally responsible for an illegal act

同義詞
  • illegally

    broader everyday term for breaking a rule or law; less tied to criminal charges

  • unlawfully

    more formal legal wording; can cover civil as well as criminal violations

  • wrongfully

    focuses on lack of legal or moral justification rather than criminal guilt

反義詞
  • lawfully

    in a way allowed by law

  • legally

    according to the law; broader and less specific to crime

文法句型

be criminally + charged / punished

be criminally + liable / responsible / negligent

act criminally

用法筆記

Most often appears before words like charged, liable, responsible, negligent, and punished. It usually points to criminal-law responsibility, not just the idea that something was a bad decision.

常見錯誤

❌He parked criminally outside the station.
✅He parked illegally outside the station.
💡Use 'criminally' mainly for criminal-law responsibility or for very strong moral criticism, not for ordinary rule-breaking.

2. so badly or offensively that it feels morally shocking, even when no actual crim

2.副詞C1
釋義

離譜地

壞到令人震驚或難以原諒

so badly or offensively that it feels morally shocking, even when no actual crime is involved.

例句

The plan was criminally unfair to the poorest families in town.

那項計畫對鎮上最窮的家庭離譜地不公平。

criminally + unfair for strong moral condemnation

The manager was criminally careless about the loose wire near the sink.

那名經理對水槽旁鬆脫的電線處理得離譜地疏忽。

criminally + careless

同義詞
  • outrageously

    stresses anger or shock at how bad something is

  • shamefully

    focuses on blame and moral embarrassment

  • scandalously

    suggests behaviour bad enough to cause public outrage

反義詞

文法句型

criminally + unfair / careless / cruel

criminally + low + noun

用法筆記

Usually used for strong blame before negative adjectives such as unfair, careless, cruel, or low. The speaker means that something feels unforgivably bad, not that it has literally become a crime.