abet
verb /əˈbet/
/əˈbet/
动词形式
Idioms | present simple I / you / we / they abet | /əˈbet/ /əˈbet/ |
| he / she / it abets | /əˈbets/ /əˈbets/ |
| past simple abetted | /əˈbetɪd/ /əˈbetɪd/ |
| past participle abetted | /əˈbetɪd/ /əˈbetɪd/ |
| -ing form abetting | /əˈbetɪŋ/ /əˈbetɪŋ/ |
- abet somebody to help or encourage somebody to do something wrong
教唆;唆使;煽动;怂恿 - He was abetted in the deception by his wife.
他行骗是受了妻子的怂恿。
词源late Middle English (in the sense ‘urge to do something good or bad’): from Old French abeter, from a- (from Latin ad ‘to, at’) + beter ‘hound, urge on’. - He was abetted in the deception by his wife.
Idioms
aid and abet
- (law
) to help somebody to do something illegal or wrong法律 帮助和教唆 - She stands accused of aiding and abetting the crime.
她被控帮助和教唆犯罪。 - He was charged with aiding and abetting the robbers.
他被指控协助和教唆抢劫犯。
- She stands accused of aiding and abetting the crime.