/əˈfendə(r) ||; əˈfɛndɚ/noun[C] 1 (formal 正式) a person who breaks the law or commits a crime 违法者；犯罪者；犯人；罪犯: Young offenders should not be sent to adult prisons. 青少年犯不应送往成人监狱。a first offender (= sb who has committed a crime for the first time) 初犯者
2 a person or thing that does sth wrong 做错事的人或物