这两个形容词均表示“犯罪的”之意。
criminal : 侧重指某种行为是违犯法律的,因而应受到惩罚。
- criminal offences/behaviour
刑事犯罪;犯罪行为 - criminal damage (= the crime of damaging sb's property deliberately)
刑事损害 - criminal negligence (= the illegal act of sb failing to do sth that they should do, with the result that sb else is harmed)
过失犯罪
guilty : 主要指某种行为违反道德标准,也可指违犯法律。
- The jury has to decide whether a person is guilty or innocent of a crime.
陪审团必须就一个人是否有罪作出裁决。 - A person accused of a crime is presumed innocent until proven guilty.
一个被指控犯罪的人在被证明有罪之前是假定无罪的。 - The defendent pleaded guilty (= they formally admitted their guilt in court) to the charge of manslaughter.
被告在法庭上认罪,承认了对其过失杀人罪的指控。