accomplice

Значение

1. An associate in the commission of a crime; a participator in an offense, whether a principal or an accessory.
2. A cooperator.

Пишется через дефис как

ac‧com‧plice

Произносится как (IPA)

/əˈkɒm.plɪs/

Этимология

First attested in 1550. From a complice, from Middle English complice, from Old French complice (“confederate”), from Latin complicāre (“fold together”). The article a became part of the word, through the influence of the word accomplish.

Предложения

However , Brandon dismissed the accomplice hypothesis as unlikely .

Тем не менее, Брэндон отклонил гипотезу сообщника как маловероятную.