英语词汇“abettor”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

An abettor is someone who helps another person commit a crime. If you drive the getaway car during a bank robbery, you're an abettor.

If you assist someone else in doing something wrong, offering any kind of support or encouragement, you abet that person. From this verb comes the noun abettor, which is a good word for a criminal's sidekick, or the guy who holds his friend's extra spray paint while she paints graffiti on the wall of a school. The root of this word is the Old French abeter, "to bait or harass with dogs," literally "to cause to bite."

WORD FAMILY

abettor: abettors+/abet: abetment, abets, abettal, abetted, abetter, abetting, abettor/abetment: abetments/abetter: abetters

USAGE EXAMPLES

Stein and her enabling donors and abettors should give up and save their time and money for something constructive.

Time(Nov 30, 2016)

All this helps explain China’s enduring role as North Korean patron, proliferation abettor and sanctions nonenforcer.

Wall Street Journal(Sep 19, 2016)

A country, in short, that by being there could only tarnish the Rio Games and turn Olympic organizers into abettors and co-conspirators.

Washington Times(May 13, 2016)

n one who helps or encourages or incites another

Syn|Hyper

abetter

accessary, accessory

someone who helps another person commit a crime

单词	abettor
释义	abettor (once / 10775 pages) n An abettor is someone who helps another person commit a crime. If you drive the getaway car during a bank robbery, you're an abettor. If you assist someone else in doing something wrong, offering any kind of support or encouragement, you abet that person. From this verb comes the noun abettor, which is a good word for a criminal's sidekick, or the guy who holds his friend's extra spray paint while she paints graffiti on the wall of a school. The root of this word is the Old French abeter, "to bait or harass with dogs," literally "to cause to bite." WORD FAMILY abettor: abettors+/abet: abetment, abets, abettal, abetted, abetter, abetting, abettor/abetment: abetments/abetter: abetters USAGE EXAMPLES Stein and her enabling donors and abettors should give up and save their time and money for something constructive. Time(Nov 30, 2016) All this helps explain China’s enduring role as North Korean patron, proliferation abettor and sanctions nonenforcer. Wall Street Journal(Sep 19, 2016) A country, in short, that by being there could only tarnish the Rio Games and turn Olympic organizers into abettors and co-conspirators. Washington Times(May 13, 2016) n one who helps or encourages or incites another Syn\|Hyper abetter accessary, accessory someone who helps another person commit a crime
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