self-incriminating(自证其罪的;会让自己承担罪责的):指言行或证据会让本人显得有罪或承担责任,常用于法律、审讯、公开声明等语境。也可更广义地指“对自己不利、会暴露自己错误”的说法。
/ˌself ɪnˈkrɪməˌneɪtɪŋ/
He refused to answer because the question was self-incriminating.
他拒绝回答,因为那个问题会让他自证其罪。
In court, the lawyer argued that the email sounded self-incriminating, even if it wasn’t intended as a confession.
在法庭上,律师辩称那封邮件听起来像是在自证其罪,即使它并非有意认罪。
由 self-(自身) + incriminating(使显得有罪的) 组成;其中 incriminate 源自拉丁语 incriminare,意为“归罪、控告”。整体含义就是“把罪责引到自己身上/让自己看起来有罪”。