今日の単語 Perpetrate
P 0件のコメントPerpetrate
1. 今日も単語の意味をまず想像してみましょう。
“We will not hesitate to take further action against those who perpetrate violence and suppress the will of the people,” (from Global Times)
Fraudsters abusing dating apps to perpetrate investment fraud, Interpol warns (from teiss Cyber Brief)
2. どうやら悪い意味のようですね。では英英辞典の説明を見てみましょう
to commit a crime, or a violent or harmful act
to present, execute, or do in a tasteless manner
3. 次に英和辞典の説明を確認しましょう
犯罪などを犯す、実行する
不都合なことをやらかす、しでかす
下手に作る
4．類義語をみておきましょう
commit, carry out, execute, inflict, wreak, etc.
名詞は perpetrator で、犯人、加害者、悪事を行う人 となります。
the principal/leading perpetrator で主犯
unwitting perpetrator of a piece of misinformation 意図せずに間違った情報を伝える人 (unwitting は偶然の、知らない、気づかない、意図的でない）
５．最後に例文を追加して、印象を深めましょう
An ex-Australian TV presenter allegedly invented a dying child to help perpetrate a $35,000 online fraud, the Christchurch District Court heard today. (from Otago Daily Times)
July ends with brutal acts of violence perpetrated against children across the Middle East and North Africa (from Unicef)
Who perpetrated this so-called “comedy”?
In this country, half of all violent crime is perpetrated by people who have been drinking alcohol.
But there was nothing mechanically wrong with Williams’ printer. The problem she was experiencing was man-made, perpetrated by HP itself. It was meant to keep her coming back for more printer ink. (from NPR)
今日の単語は
perpetrate
でした
昨日の単語は sporadic
今日の単語 Sporadic – ほぼ、日めくり英単語 (himekurieitango.com)
1週間前の単語は exonerate
今日の単語 Exonerate – ほぼ、日めくり英単語 (himekurieitango.com)