defendant

di'fendәnt

六级雅思GRE Collins 2

n. a person or institution against whom an action is brought in a court of law; the person being sued or accused

n. 被告
[经] 被告方

Collins 星级

1,875

BNC 频率

3,356

使用频率

defendant 由词根 defend（保护、防卫）和后缀 -ant（表示人或物）组成，意思是被保护的人，通常指在法律上被控告的人。

例句

1. The defendant pleaded not guilty to the charges.

被告对指控表示不认罪。

2. The lawyer presented evidence to defend the defendant.

律师提供证据为被告辩护。

3. The jury will decide whether the defendant is innocent or guilty.

陪审团将决定被告是无罪还是有罪。