"murderer" in Chinese (Simplified)
杀人犯凶手
Definition
Murderer 指非法并故意杀害他人的人。这个词语气很强,专指犯下谋杀罪的人,不适用于所有导致死亡的人。
Usage Notes (Chinese (Simplified))
这是一个非常强烈、严肃的词,常见于犯罪新闻、警方语境和小说中。不要用它指意外致死的人;相比之下,'killer' 含义更广,有时还可以用于比喻。
Examples
The police caught the murderer yesterday.
警方昨天抓到了**杀人犯**。
Everyone in the town feared the murderer.
镇上的每个人都害怕那个**杀人犯**。
The judge called him a murderer.
法官称他为**杀人犯**。
They still haven't found the murderer, and people are getting nervous.
他们到现在还没找到那个**杀人犯**,大家都开始紧张了。
In the movie, the murderer turns out to be her brother.
在电影里,那个**杀人犯**结果竟然是她哥哥。
He looked calm in court, but everyone knew he was a murderer.
他在法庭上看起来很冷静,但所有人都知道他是个**杀人犯**。