guilt

guilt
noun
  1. [mass noun]the fact of having committed a specified or implied offence or crime
    犯罪;有罪;过失
    it is the duty of the prosecution to prove the prisoner's guilt.
    证明犯人有罪是控方的责任。
    ■a feeling of having committed wrong or failed in an obligation
    内疚;不安
    he remembered with sudden guilt the letter from his mother that he had not yet read.
    他记起母亲的信还未读,心中突然感到内疚。
verb
  1. [with obj.](informal). short for guilt-trip:
    (非正式)。 guilt-trip 的简称
    Celeste had been guilted into going by her parents.
    西莱斯特的父母用使她感到内疚的办法让她参与。
常用词组
guilt by association
  1. guilt ascribed to someone not because of any evidence but because of their association with an offender
    共犯
语源
  1. Old English gylt, of unknown origin
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