indictment

in'daitmәnt

托福 Collins 2

n. a formal document written for a prosecuting attorney charging a person with some offense
n. an accusation of wrongdoing

n. 起诉, 控告, 起诉状
[经] 起诉书

Collins 星级

10,038

BNC 频率

5,627

使用频率

indictment 可以拆分为 in-（表示“在...里面”）和 dict（来源于拉丁语“dicere”，意为“说”），加上后缀 -ment（表示名词），整体意思可以理解为“在说出某事”，指的是正式控告或起诉。

例句

1. The grand jury issued an indictment against the suspect.

大陪审团对嫌疑人提出了起诉书。

2. She was relieved when the indictment was dropped.

当起诉书被撤销时，她感到松了一口气。

3. The lawyer reviewed the indictment carefully before the trial.

律师在审判前仔细审查了起诉书。