c. 1300, endytement "action of accusing," from Anglo-French enditement, from enditer (see indict). Meaning "legal document containing a charge" is from c. 1500. Latin spelling restored 17c.
实用例句
1. The government's indictment against the three men alleged unlawful trading.
政府在对这三个人的起诉书中指控他们从事非法贸易。
来自柯林斯例句
2. Prosecutors may soon seek an indictment on racketeering and fraud charges.
检举官可能不久就会以敲诈勒索与欺诈罪名提起诉讼。
来自柯林斯例句
3. The poverty in our cities is a damning indictment of modern society.
我们的城市中贫民的苦况是现代社会的一大败象。
来自《权威词典》
4. Her speech was a scathing indictment of the government's record on crime.
她的演讲强烈指责了政府在犯罪问题上的表现.
来自《简明英汉词典》
5. He handed up the indictment to the supreme court.
