英语词汇：accuse的正误用法

英语词汇：accuse的正误用法

 ◆警方控告他偷盗。

误：The police accused him for theft [stealing].

正：The police accused him of theft [stealing].

析：表示控告、指控、指责某人做某事，通常要用 accused sb of (doing) sth 这样的结构，注意不要将其中的介词 of 改为for，又如：He was accused of breaking the law.( 他被指 控违法)。

◆他被指控为同犯。

误：He was accused for an accomplice¹.

正：He was accused as an accomplice.

析：表示指控某人是……，英语用 accuse sb as...。

◆被告获判无罪。

误：The accuser was acquitted².

正：The accused was [were] acquitted.

析：accuser 指“控告者”，即“原告”；accused 指“被告”。the accused 可指一个或一些被告，因此用作主语时，其谓语 根据情况可用单数或复数。

1 accomplice   

n.从犯，帮凶，同谋

参考例句：

• She was her husband's accomplice in murdering a rich old man.她是她丈夫谋杀一个老富翁的帮凶。
• He is suspected as an accomplice of the murder.他涉嫌为这次凶杀案的同谋。

2 acquitted   

宣判…无罪( acquit的过去式和过去分词 )； 使（自己）作出某种表现

参考例句：

• The jury acquitted him of murder. 陪审团裁决他谋杀罪不成立。
• Five months ago she was acquitted on a shoplifting charge. 五个月前她被宣判未犯入店行窃罪。