felon
/ˈfelən/ (bre, ipa) · [fˈɛlən] /ˈfelən/ (ame, ipa) · [fˈɛlən] /ˈfe-lən/ (ame, mw)
felon — 名詞
- felonsingular
- felonsplural
1. a person officially treated as a criminal because of a major offense.
重罪犯
犯下重大罪行的人
a person officially treated as a criminal because of a major offense.
The judge warned the felon that another offense meant prison for life.
法官警告那名重罪犯，再犯一次就會被判終身監禁。
common frame: the felon in court
Police found the felon hiding in his cousin's garage after midnight.
警方在午夜後發現那名重罪犯躲在表親家的車庫裡。
The shelter would not hire a felon without checking his record first.
那間收容所不會在沒先查紀錄前雇用重罪犯。
After ten years inside, the felon hoped to rebuild his life.
坐了十年牢後，那名重罪犯希望能重建自己的人生。
News reports said the felon crossed state lines in a stolen truck.
新聞報導說，那名重罪犯開著偷來的卡車越過了州界。
- law-abiding citizen
someone who follows the law instead of breaking it
文法句型
a felon
convicted felon
felon with a prior record
用法筆記
Often appears in legal or news language, especially when the crime is serious enough to count as a felony. It sounds more formal and more exact than the broader word criminal.
常見錯誤
felon — 形容詞
- felonpositive
- more feloncomparative
- most felonsuperlative
1. showing no kindness or mercy, especially when causing pain.
殘忍的
冷酷地使人受苦
showing no kindness or mercy, especially when causing pain.
In the old poem, the felon lord laughed at the starving villagers.
在那首古詩裡，那位殘忍的領主看著挨餓的村民發笑。
literary use: felon + person
The tale describes a felon jailer who enjoyed beating prisoners.
那個故事描寫了一名殘忍的獄卒，以毆打囚犯為樂。
Even the soldiers feared their captain's felon treatment of the wounded.
就連士兵們也害怕他們隊長對傷者的殘忍對待。
- compassionate
shows kindness and concern for suffering
文法句型
felon lord
felon treatment
用法筆記
Archaic or literary. This sense describes heartless cruelty, unlike adjective/2, which stresses moral wickedness, and adjective/3, which stresses savage lack of control.
常見錯誤
2. deeply wicked in character or intention.
邪惡的
品性或意圖很壞
deeply wicked in character or intention.
The chronicler blamed the fire on a felon plan for revenge.
編年史作者把那場火災歸咎於一個出於報復的邪惡計畫。
literary use: felon + plan
People in the village whispered about the witch's felon magic.
村裡的人私下議論著那名女巫的邪惡魔法。
The play ends with the king punishing his son's felon deeds.
那齣戲最後以國王懲罰兒子的邪惡行徑作結。
- virtuous
means morally good and upright
文法句型
felon plan
felon deeds
用法筆記
Archaic or literary. Use it for moral wickedness or evil intent, not simply for legal criminal status. Unlike adjective/1, the focus is bad character rather than cruelty to victims.
常見錯誤
3. fierce and untamed in a violent, savage way.
兇猛的
野性強又難控制
fierce and untamed in a violent, savage way.
Hunters avoided the felon boar that charged anything near the river.
獵人們避開了那頭兇猛的野豬，牠會衝向河邊的任何東西。
literary use: felon + animal
The legend tells of felon winds tearing roofs from the huts.
傳說裡提到兇猛的狂風把屋頂從小屋上扯了下來。
poetic use: felon + force of nature
A felon roar came from the cave before sunrise.
天亮前，洞穴裡傳來一聲兇猛的咆哮。
- tame
means brought under control or no longer wild
文法句型
felon boar
felon winds
用法筆記
Archaic or poetic. It often describes violent animals, weather, or sounds. Unlike adjective/1 and adjective/2, this sense stresses fierce lack of control rather than cruelty or moral evil.