How do you use "accomplice" in a sentence?

The getaway driver was charged as an accomplice to armed robbery despite never entering the bank. Prosecutors argued that the accountant had been a willing accomplice in the elaborate tax evasion scheme. She refused to name her accomplices, even when offered a reduced sentence in exchange for cooperation.

accomplice

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Meaning: A person who helps another commit a crime or wrongdoing, sharing responsibility for the offence even if they did not carry it out directly.

同谋，帮助他人实施犯罪或不法行为的人，即使并未直接实施犯罪也需分担责任。

Persona que ayuda a otra a cometer un delito o un acto reprobable, compartiendo la responsabilidad del mismo aunque no lo haya ejecutado directamente.

共犯者。他者の犯罪や不正行為を助ける人物で、直接実行していなくてもその罪の責任を分担する。

공범자. 타인의 범죄나 부정행위를 돕는 사람으로, 직접 실행하지 않았더라도 범행에 대한 책임을 분담한다.

Accomplice is primarily a legal and journalistic term, implying knowing participation in an unlawful or reprehensible act. Unlike 'accessory,' which may describe involvement before or after the fact, accomplice suggests active collaboration during the crime itself. The word collocates with 'willing,' 'unwitting,' and 'alleged,' and appears frequently in court reporting and crime fiction.

accomplice主要是法律和新闻术语，暗示在故意参与非法或应受谴责的行为。与'accessory'（从犯）不同，后者可能描述事前或事后的参与，而accomplice暗示在犯罪过程中的积极合作。该词常与'willing'（自愿的）、'unwitting'（不知情的）和'alleged'（涉嫌的）搭配，频繁出现在法庭报道和犯罪小说中。

Accomplice es ante todo un término jurídico y periodístico que implica participación consciente en un acto ilícito o censurable. A diferencia de 'accessory,' que puede describir una implicación anterior o posterior al hecho, accomplice sugiere colaboración activa durante la comisión del delito. Se combina con 'willing,' 'unwitting' y 'alleged,' y aparece con frecuencia en crónicas judiciales y novela negra.

accompliceは主に法律・報道用語であり、違法または非難されるべき行為への故意の参加を暗示する。犯行の前後の関与を指しうる「accessory」とは異なり、accompliceは犯罪そのものの最中の積極的な協力を示唆する。「willing」「unwitting」「alleged」と頻繁に共起し、法廷報道や犯罪小説に頻出する。

Accomplice는 주로 법률 및 언론 용어로, 불법적이거나 비난받을 만한 행위에 의도적으로 참여했음을 함축한다. 사전·사후에 관여할 수 있는 'accessory'와 달리 accomplice는 범행 진행 중의 적극적 협력을 시사한다. 'willing', 'unwitting', 'alleged'와 함께 쓰이며 법정 보도와 범죄 소설에서 빈번히 등장한다.

Examples

The getaway driver was charged as an accomplice to armed robbery despite never entering the bank.
尽管从未进入银行，但逃跑司机仍被指控为持枪抢劫的同谋。
El conductor del coche de huida fue acusado como cómplice de robo a mano armada a pesar de no haber entrado nunca en el banco.
逃走車の運転手は、銀行に入ったことがないにもかかわらず、武装強盗の共犯として起訴された。
도주 차량 운전자는 은행에 들어간 적이 없음에도 불구하고 무장 강도의 공범으로 기소되었다.
Prosecutors argued that the accountant had been a willing accomplice in the elaborate tax evasion scheme.
检察官辩称，该会计师是这一精心策划的逃税方案中的自愿同谋。
La fiscalía sostuvo que el contable había sido cómplice voluntario del elaborado plan de evasión fiscal.
検察側は、その会計士が巧妙な脱税スキームにおける自発的な共犯者であったと主張した。
검찰은 그 회계사가 정교한 탈세 계획에 자발적으로 가담한 공범이었다고 주장했다.
She refused to name her accomplices, even when offered a reduced sentence in exchange for cooperation.
即使被提出以减刑换取合作，她也拒绝说出同谋者的名字。
Se negó a identificar a sus cómplices, incluso cuando le ofrecieron una reducción de condena a cambio de cooperación.
減刑と引き換えに協力を求められても、彼女は共犯者の名前を明かすことを拒否した。
감형과 협력을 맞교환으로 제안받았음에도 그녀는 공범자의 이름을 밝히기를 거부했다.

Pronunciation

Usage Guide

Context: legal, journalism

Tone: disapproving

Origin & History

From Old French complice (associate in crime), from Latin complex (confederate), influenced by the prefix ac- (to, towards). The modern spelling with 'ac-' emerged in the 16th century.

Cultural Context

Era: Modern

Generation: All ages

Social background: Universal