To indict someone is to officially charge them with a serious crime, in the formal way a legal system demands. In the United States this often happens through a grand jury — a group of citizens who decide whether there is enough to accuse someone in writing.

To indict someone isindict某人的意思是 to officially charge them with a serious crime正式指控他們犯了重罪 in the formal way a legal system demands用法律制度要求的正式方式 In the United States在美國 this often happens through a grand jury這常常是透過大陪審團進行的 a group of citizens who decide whether there is enough to accuse someone in writing一群公民決定證據夠不夠、能不能用書面正式起訴某人

Being indicted does not mean the person has been found guilty; it means the state is now formally accusing them and a trial can follow.

Being indicted被起訴 does not mean the person has been found guilty不代表這個人已經被判有罪 it means而是代表 the state is now formally accusing them國家現在正式提出指控 and a trial can follow接下來可以進行審判

The word belongs to news and law, especially US (and some other) court procedure; ordinary talk more often says charge.

The word belongs to news and law這個字用在新聞和法律裡 especially US (and some other) court procedure尤其是美國（和其他一些地方）的法庭程序 ordinary talk日常說法 more often says charge比較常用 charge（指控）這個字

Say in-DITE: the c is silent. English took the word from Old French, not straight from Latin; later writers put a c in the spelling to make it look more Latin, but they did not change how people said it. It is a doublet of the rare verb indite (to write or compose), which you almost never need.

Say in-DITE唸法是 in-DITE the c is silentc不發音 English took the word from Old French英文這個字是從古法文來的 not straight from Latin不是直接從拉丁文來的 later writers put a c in the spelling後來的作者在拼字裡加了個c to make it look more Latin讓它看起來更像拉丁文 but they did not change how people said it但沒有改變大家的唸法 It is a doublet of the rare verb indite它和少見的動詞indite是一對雙生詞 (to write or compose)（意思是書寫、寫作） which you almost never need這個字你幾乎用不到