offender
noun
əˈfendə
noun
1
someone
who
is
guilty
of
a
crime
罪犯，有罪者，犯罪者
Community
punishment
is
used
for
less
serious
offenders.
社区服务刑被用来处罚犯有轻罪的人。
At
16,
Scott
was
already
a
persistent
offender
(=someone
who
has
been
caught
several
times
for
committing
crimes)
.
斯科特 16岁时就已经是个惯犯了。
2
someone
or
something
that
is
the
cause
of
something
bad
引发坏事的人 （事物 ）
Among
causes
of
air
pollution,
car
exhaust
fumes
may
be
the
worst
offender
.
在造成空气污染的多种原素中，汽车排放的废气可能是罪魁祸首。