Culprit Meaning in English

word

US

ˈkəɫpɹɪt

KUHL-prit

UK

kˈʌlpɹɪt

KUL-prit

释义

A culprit is a person or thing responsible for a crime, mistake, or problem.

用法与细微差别

Mostly used in formal, legal, or news contexts for the person responsible for a crime, but can also refer playfully to the cause of a problem ('the real culprit was the broken wire'). Not typically used in casual conversation for everyday mistakes.

• Spanish: culpable - autor (de un delito)
• Portuguese (BR): culpado - responsável (pelo erro)
• Portuguese (PT): culpado - responsável (pelo erro)
• Chinese (Simplified): 罪魁祸首 - 罪犯
• Chinese (Traditional): 罪魁禍首 - 罪犯
• Hindi: अपराधी - दोषी
• Arabic: الجاني - المذنب
• Bengali: অপরাধী - দোষী
• Russian: виновник - преступник
• Japanese: 犯人 - 原因（悪いことの）
• Vietnamese: thủ phạm - nguyên nhân (gây ra vấn đề)
• Korean: 범인 - 원인(문제의)
• Turkish: suçlu - sebep olan
• Urdu: قصوروار - مجرم
• Indonesian: pelaku - penyebab

例句

The police finally caught the culprit.

basic

They are looking for the culprit who broke the window.

basic

Who is the culprit behind this mess?

basic

Chocolate was the main culprit for her stained shirt.

natural

It turns out the culprit was a faulty wire, not human error.

natural

Don’t blame me—the real culprit is the weather!

natural