c. 1400, in the legal sense, from French défendant, present participle of défendre (see defend). Earliest use in English was as a present participle adjective meaning "defending" (c. 1300).
雙語例句
1. He overturned the conviction, saying the defendant was entrapped.
他聲稱被告是被誘騙的，從而推翻了有罪的判決。
來自柯林斯例句
2. The defendant asked for 21 similar offences to be taken into account.
被告要求考慮到類似的21起違法行為的情況。
來自柯林斯例句
3. The defence pleaded insanity, but the defendant was found guilty and sentenced.
辯方以精神錯亂為由進行申辯，但被告被判有罪并獲刑。
來自柯林斯例句
4. There were extenuating circumstances and the defendant did not receive a prison sentence.
因有可減輕罪行的情節(jié)被告未被判刑。
來自《權(quán)威詞典》
5. The judge rejected a bribe from the defendant's family.