frame-up
/ˈfreɪm ʌp/ (bre, ipa) · /ˈfreɪm ʌp/ (ame, ipa) · /ˈfrām-ˌəp/ (ame, mw)
frame-up — 名詞
1. a plan that uses lies or false evidence to make an innocent person appear to hav
栽贓；嫁禍
捏造罪證陷害無辜者
a plan that uses lies or false evidence to make an innocent person appear to have committed a crime.
The police chief later admitted the arrest was a frame-up by two detectives.
警察局長後來承認，那次逮捕其實是兩名警探設下的栽贓。
be a frame-up by [person/group]
Mina spent six months in jail before the court exposed the frame-up.
Mina 在法院揭發那場栽贓前，白白坐了六個月的牢。
expose a frame-up
The newspaper revealed a frame-up meant to silence the union leader.
報紙揭露，那是一起為了讓工會領袖閉嘴而設下的嫁禍。
Everyone in town knew the frame-up began after Leo refused the bribe.
鎮上的人都知道，那場栽贓是從 Leo 拒收賄賂後開始的。
A hidden camera proved the supposed theft was a frame-up from the start.
隱藏攝影機證明，那起所謂的竊案從一開始就是一場嫁禍。
- setup
informal and broader; it can describe many kinds of traps, not only criminal ones.
- stitch-up
British informal term that often suggests corrupt police or political action.
- false accusation
broader and less vivid; it does not always imply planted evidence.
用法筆記
Usually appears after verbs such as `be`, `prove`, `suspect`, `reveal`, or `expose`. It strongly suggests that someone planted false evidence on purpose, not that the police simply made an honest mistake.