動變: 過去式:perpetrated 過去分詞:perpetrated 現在進行時:perpetrating
perpetrate
KK:[ˈpɝpǝˌtrеt] DJ:[ˈpǝːpitrеit]
以上來源於：《英漢大辭典》
/ˈpəːpɪtreɪt/
v.
carry out or commit (a harmful, illegal, or immoral action).Derivative
- perpetration n.
- perpetrator n.
Usage
Do not confuse the words perpetrate and perpetuate. Perpetrate means ‘commit a harmful, illegal, or immoral action’, as in a crime has been perpetrated against a sovereign state, whereas perpetuate means ‘make something continue indefinitely’, as in a monument to perpetuate the memory of those killed in the war.
Etymology
C16: from L. perpetrat-, perpetrare ‘perform’; in English the verb was first used in the statutes referring to crime, hence the negative association.
以上來源於：《簡明牛津英語詞典》
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