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In American police talk and crime shows, a perp is the person they say did that crime — the one they are hunting, holding, or walking into the station. It is a , shop-talk word, not courtroom language.
In American police talk and crime shows在美國警察用語和犯罪影集裡, a perpperp is the person they say did that crime指的是他們說犯下那起案子的人 — the one they are hunting, holding, or walking into the station也就是他們正在追捕、拘留，或押進警局的那個人。It這 is a clipped, shop-talk word是個簡略的行話, not courtroom language不是法庭上用的正式說法
A lawyer, a judge, or a would usually say suspect, the accused, or offender.
A lawyer, a judge, or a newsreader律師、法官，或新聞主播 would usually say一般會說 suspect, the accused, or offendersuspect（嫌疑人）、the accused（被告），或offender（犯罪者）
On US television you also hear “perp walk”: marching the person past cameras on purpose. It can sound sure of guilt, so careful English often waits and says alleged.
On US television在美國電視上 you also hear你也會聽到 “perp walk”“perp walk”（押解遊街）: marching the person past cameras on purpose就是故意押著那個人從攝影機前經過。It它 can sound sure of guilt聽起來會像是已經認定有罪, so careful English所以謹慎的英文 often waits and says alleged常常會保守一點，說alleged（涉嫌）
Do not mix it with prep (getting ready) or pep (energy). This entry is the crime sense; a newer money sense of perp is a different and does not belong here.
Do not mix it with不要把它跟 prep (getting ready)prep（準備）or pep (energy)或pep（活力）搞混。This entry這個詞條 is the crime sense講的是犯罪這個意思; a newer money sense of perp而perp較新的一個「錢」的意思 is a different clipping是另一個縮寫 and does not belong here跟這裡無關
組成A clipping of perpetrator: police cut the long word down to one syllable.
同家族的字
- perpetratorthe full word this slang shortens
原始詞典資料4 筆記錄
以下是外部詞典記錄的用法，原文照列，我們還沒有寫成教學內容。上面的說明才是我們自己寫的；有些用法可能上面已經講過了。
perpnoun詞源 1/pɜːp/
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slanggovernmentlaw-enforcementA perpetrator.
- "We have the perp in custody," the policeman said.
- Got himself fired for pulling a sword on an acknowledged perp. Slid it right through the fabric of the perp’s shirt, gliding the flat of the blade along the base of his neck, and pinned him to a warped and bubbled expanse of vinyl siding on the wall of the house that the perp was trying to break into.
perpnoun詞源 3/pɜːp/
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businessfinanceA perpetual bond.
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businessfinancePerpetual futures.
- Autopsies carried out since then [Oct 2025 crypto crash] suggest that much of the damage can be traced to investors having piled into financial products known as perpetual futures. So-called perps allow traders to make highly leveraged bets, up to 100-to-1 on some crypto exchanges, to boost their returns on market moves.
這個拼法也被記錄為下列字的變化形：
資料來源：英文維基詞典 English Wiktionary（CC BY-SA 4.0）。 原文照列，未經改寫。