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单词 guilt
释义
guilt
noun[U]
uk
/ɡɪlt/us
/ɡɪlt/

guiltnoun[U](FEELING)

B2
afeelingofworryorunhappinessthat you have because you have done somethingwrong, such ascausingharmto anotherperson:
内疚，愧疚，自责
Hesufferedsuchfeelingsof guilt overleavinghischildren.他因为抛弃了自己的孩子而备感愧疚。
Sherememberedwithapangofguilt that she hadn't called hermother.她想起没有给妈妈打电话，感到一阵强烈的内疚。
More examples
  • Asenseof guilt wasdeeplyembeddedin myconscience.
  • I've beengnawedby guilt about notreplyingto herletteryet.
  • IadmitIfeltatwingeof guilt as weleft.
  • We've bothsufferedagoniesof guilt over whathappened.
  • He'ssufferingfromoverpoweringfeelingsof guilt.
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Sadness and regret
  • aw
  • be/weigh onyourconscienceidiom
  • bitter
  • black dog
  • breastbeating
  • cry
  • distress
  • feel badidiom
  • gloominess
  • glumness
  • groan
  • guilt complex
  • melancholia
  • regretfully
  • remorse
  • remorseful
  • remorsefully
  • repent
  • repentance
  • repentant
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guiltnoun[U](RESPONSIBILITY)

B2
thefactof having done somethingwrongorcommittedacrime:
过失，犯罪，罪责
Bothsuspectsadmittedtheirguilt to thepolice.两名嫌疑人都向警方认了罪。
The prosecution'staskin acaseis toestablisha person's guilt beyond anyreasonabledoubt.在庭审案件中，控方的任务就是要证明被告有罪。
Compare
innocence
More examples
  • Thepolicehave nodefinitiveproofof her guilt.
  • Theprosecutionhas toestablishhis guilt beyond anyreasonabledoubt.
  • Ajuryshould notinterpretthesilenceof adefendantas asignof guilt.
  • Newly-discovereddocumentscastdoubton the guilt of the two men.
  • With so littleevidencetoproveher guilt, fewpeoplethoughtshe should behangedformurder.
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Guilty
  • answerable
  • blameworthy
  • blood
  • convict
  • convicted
  • conviction
  • culpable
  • guiltiness
  • guilty
  • guilty as chargedidiom
  • have (someone's) blood onyourhandsidiom
  • reconvict
  • reconviction
  • responsible
  • suspect
(Definition ofguiltfrom theCambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus© Cambridge University Press)

guilt| American Dictionary

guilt
noun[U]
us
/ɡɪlt/
thefactorstateof having done somethingwrongorcommittedacrime:
In the US,peopleaccusedof acrimearepresumedto beinnocentuntiltheirguilt isproven.
Guilt is also afeelingofanxietyorunhappinessthat you have done somethingimmoralorwrong, such ascausingharmto anotherperson:
She wastormentedbyfeelingsof guilt after putting hermotherin anursinghome.
(Definition ofguiltfrom theCambridge Academic Content Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofguilt

guilt
I think that individuals can indeed make reparation sufficient for dealing withguiltin these sorts of circumstances.
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On arriving home many experienced feelings ofguiltover separation from, and neglect of, family and friends, and there were many other potential hazards.
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Either of these glosses hence undermines the rationale for insisting onguiltbeyond a reasonable doubt.
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The humanists, on the other hand, were more concerned with the preservation of the commonwealth than with the questions ofguiltand innocence.
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The charge against the king was little more than a formality, and the business of proving hisguiltor innocence was really just a pretext.
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In this case, sin would seem to be unlike (total)guilt.
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One notices, first, that the nature (and thereby the extent) of humanguiltappears to have been misunderstood.
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The fact that one cannot accomplish a ' best ' does not absolve one ofguiltif one could do far better than one has done.
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One-third of respondents in the present study admitted to having survivalguilt.
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The beliefs were assessed retrospectively from audiotapes of exposure sessions, and potentially relevant beliefs about safety,guilt, and shame were not reported.
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In principle, the absolute probability ofguiltis ir relevant.
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The pressure is greater for innocence thanguilt.
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The relationship of the second teacher was characterized byguilt.
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Earlier theoreticians of antecedent responsibility emphasizedguilt, shame, and fear resulting from human destructiveness.
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Taking responsibility for an error may increase already existing feelings of remorse,guilt, and inadequacy.
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Collocationswithguilt

guilt

These are words often used in combination withguilt.

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admission of guilt
An apology is necessary for restoring harmonious relations, notadmissionofguilt.
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burden of guilt
The general stigma against obesity, which can lead to negative and prejudicial attitudes against obese people, often results in major personal suffering and aburdenofguilt.
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collective guilt
But what we are searching for here is leeway for arguments or claims we might wish to make to justify ourcollectiveguilt.
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