entrapment 是一个名词,意思是"诱捕;圈套;(法律)诱使犯罪"。常用于法律语境中,指执法人员引诱原本无犯罪意图的人犯罪的行为。在日常语境中也可指被困住或陷入某种处境。
/ɪnˈtræp.mənt/
The lawyer argued that his client was a victim of entrapment.
律师辩称他的当事人是诱捕行为的受害者。
The defense team presented compelling evidence of entrapment, claiming that the undercover officers had repeatedly pressured the defendant into committing a crime he would never have considered on his own.
辩护团队出示了有力的诱捕证据,声称卧底警察多次向被告施压,迫使他犯下一桩他自己绝不会考虑的罪行。
entrapment 由动词 entrap 加上名词后缀 -ment 构成。entrap 源自古法语 entraper,意为"用陷阱捕捉",其中 en- 表示"使进入",trap 源自古英语 treppe,意为"陷阱、圈套"。该词在法律领域的使用始于20世纪初,特指执法机关诱导他人犯罪的不当行为。