"perpetrators" in Chinese (Simplified)

• 肇事者
• 作案者

Definition

指犯下犯罪或做错事的人，尤其是被官方指控或认定犯有非法行为的人。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Simplified))

常见于法律、新闻或正式场合，特指实施犯罪行为的人。搭配如“案件的肇事者”。不用来指一般小错误或意外。

Examples

The police arrested the perpetrators of the theft.

警方逮捕了盗窃案的**肇事者**。

The perpetrators have not been identified yet.

**肇事者** 还没有被确认身份。

Many perpetrators try to escape after committing a crime.

许多**作案者**在犯罪后试图逃跑。

Authorities are searching for the perpetrators behind last night's incident.

当局正在寻找昨晚事件的**肇事者**。

Rumors spread quickly before the perpetrators were even caught.

在**肇事者**被抓住前，谣言就已经迅速传播了。

Often, the real perpetrators hide in plain sight.

很多时候，真正的**作案者**就在大家眼皮底下。