guilt

/ɡɪlt/ n.
标准词条 CET-4CET-6IELTS
一句话记住

内疚；罪责；有罪

释义与例句

n. 内疚；罪责；有罪
a feeling of having done something wrong, or the fact of being responsible for an offence
  1. She felt a deep sense of guilt about lying to her friend.
    她因为对朋友撒谎而深感内疚。
  2. He was unable to sleep because guilt kept troubling him.
    他因内疚不断折磨自己而无法入睡。
展开其余 1 条例句
  1. The court must decide whether the evidence proves the defendant's guilt.
    法庭必须判定这些证据是否能证明被告有罪。

词源与构词

记忆钩子 guilt 是名词；guilty 是形容词。feel guilty about 是“对……内疚”，be guilty of 可表示“犯有……罪”。

词族与关联词

词族（同一词根派生出的不同词性或形式）
  • guilty 内疚的；有罪的
    feel guilty about 表示对某事内疚；be guilty of 可表示犯有某种罪行或有某种过错。
同义词
  • shame 羞耻；羞愧
    guilt 通常聚焦于“我做错了事”及相应责任；shame 更强调对自我的负面评价、难堪或丢脸，两者感受不同。
    He felt shame when he realised how his behaviour had affected others. 意识到自己的行为如何影响了别人时，他感到羞愧。
易混词（形近或义近，注意区别）
  • fault 过错；责任；缺点
    fault 指对错误或事故负有的责任，也可指缺点；guilt 可指主观内疚感，也可指法律或道德上的有罪状态。
    The accident was not entirely the driver's fault. 这起事故并不完全是司机的过错。
常见搭配
  • feel guilt 感到内疚
    Many survivors feel guilt even when they were not responsible for the accident. 许多幸存者即使对事故没有责任，也会感到内疚。
  • a sense of guilt 内疚感
    A sense of guilt prevented him from enjoying his success. 内疚感使他无法享受自己的成功。
  • prove somebody's guilt 证明某人有罪
    The prosecution failed to prove the suspect's guilt beyond reasonable doubt. 检方未能排除合理怀疑地证明嫌疑人有罪。