felony

IPA/ˈfeləni/
KK[fˈɛləni]IPA/ˈfeləni/

felony — 名詞

  • felonysingular
  • feloniesplural

1. a major offense, such as armed robbery or murder, that the law treats with priso

1.名詞C1
釋義

重罪

可處一年以上監禁的嚴重犯罪

a major offense, such as armed robbery or murder, that the law treats with prison time of at least one year — much heavier than the punishment for a small offense.

例句

Christopher was charged with a felony after the police found stolen jewellery in his car.

警方在 Christopher 車內找到失竊的珠寶後，他被以重罪起訴。

passive: be charged with a felony

Under Texas law, stealing a car worth more than $2,500 counts as a felony.

依德州法律，偷竊價值超過兩千五百美元的汽車屬於重罪。

collocation: counts as a felony

常見搭配
  • commit a felony
  • convicted of a felony
  • charged with a felony
  • felony charge
  • felony conviction
  • felony record
同義詞
  • crime

    broader umbrella term covering both felonies and lesser offenses

  • offense

    neutral legal label for any law-breaking act, not necessarily serious

  • capital offense

    narrowest — a felony so grave it can carry the death penalty

反義詞
  • misdemeanor

    the lesser counterpart, usually punishable by under one year in jail

  • infraction

    minor violation such as a traffic ticket, no jail time

文法句型

commit a felony

convicted of a felony

charged with a felony

用法筆記

Common in US legal and news contexts; contrasts directly with 'misdemeanor' (a lesser offense). The threshold separating the two is usually one year of possible prison time, and the exact list of crimes varies by state.

常見錯誤

He did a felony last year.
He committed a felony last year.
the standard verb is 'commit', not 'do'.
She was arrested for a small felony.
She was arrested for a misdemeanor.
by definition, no felony is small; minor offenses use a different word.

同根字

  • felon
    名詞C1
  • felonious
    形容詞C2
  • feloniously
    副詞C2

常見搭配

名詞搭配

  • felony charge
  • felony conviction
  • felony record
  • felony assault
  • felony murder

常用片語

  • commit a felony
  • plead guilty to a felony
  • reduce the charge from a felony to a misdemeanor

介系詞搭配

  • charged with a felony
  • convicted of a felony
  • guilty of a felony