(常作 be arraigned)call or bring (someone) before a court to answer a criminal charge; indict 传讯;提讯;控告 her sister was arraigned on attempted murder charge. 她姐姐被控告谋杀未遂。 ■find fault with; censure 找岔子,挑毛病;谴责 social workers were relieved it was not they who were arraigned in the tabloids. 社会救济工作者因为在小报上受谴责的不是他们自己而松了一口气。
派生 arraignment noun 语源
late Middle English : from Old French araisnier, based on Latin ad- 'to' + ratio(n-) 'reason, account'