| 单词 | implicated |
| 释义 | implicated (once / 2509 pages) adj Someone who is implicated in something is shown to be somehow involved in it. The word is often used in a negative sense, suggesting an involvement in something wrong, with the person being implicated by the facts of the case. The Latin word implicātus, which means "folded in," is the past participle of implicāre, meaning to interweave ideas or objects. In the 17th century, the word referred to a general entanglement in a complicated situation. By 1797, the definition had come to focus on the idea of criminal involvement, suggesting someone "folded in," or involved, in a crime or scandal. Today, the word implicated is not necessarily tied to crime, but it's generally negative. WORD FAMILYimplicate: implicated, implicates, implicating USAGE EXAMPLESBut “Lion” raises broader issues of identity — ethnic and otherwise — that are implicated in most human stories. Washington Post(Jan 02, 2017) No Columbus officials were implicated in the scheme. Washington Times(Dec 28, 2016) There is no suggestion that Trump or his companies were implicated in the inquiry. Washington Post(Dec 26, 2016) adj culpably involved named three officials implicated in the plot an innocent person implicated by circumstances in a crime Syn concerned involved connected by participation or association or use |
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