"arsonists" in Chinese (Simplified)

• 纵火犯

Definition

有意纵火烧毁建筑、森林或其他财产的人，通常是违法的。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Simplified))

“Arsonists” 多用于正式或法律语境，仅指蓄意纵火犯罪的人。不可用于意外火灾的情况。用于多个人时用复数，单数为 "arsonist"。

Examples

The police arrested two arsonists last night.

警方昨晚逮捕了两名**纵火犯**。

The forest fire was started by several arsonists.

这场森林火灾是由几名**纵火犯**引起的。

Arsonists are dangerous to the community.

**纵火犯**对社会很危险。

They believe the arsonists had planned the attack for weeks.

人们认为**纵火犯**策划了好几周才发动袭击。

Rumors say the arsonists might strike again.

有人传说那些**纵火犯**可能会再次作案。

After hours of searching, the police finally caught the arsonists responsible for the blaze.

经过几小时搜寻，警方终于抓到了造成大火的**纵火犯**。