accessory, accomplice, abettor, confederate, conspirator, plotter
这组词都有“同谋,同犯,帮凶”的意思。其区别是:abettor 特指在现场参与作案的同谋犯; conspirator和plotter 均指那些参与秘密或奸险阴谋计划而做坏事的人。只是前者所犯罪行重大,后者则较轻,影响较小; confederate和accomplice均指参与犯罪计划或全部犯罪行动,并与他人合伙进行犯罪的人; accessory 为法律用词,指协助犯罪,但本人不在现场的同犯。
试体会下句中accessory和accomplice的区别:If he helps the felon's preparations, he is an accessory before the act; if he helps the felon to escape punishment once the crime has been committed, he is an accomplice after the fact.如果他帮助罪犯准备,他是事前帮凶; 如果他在罪犯作案后帮助其逃脱惩罚,他是事后帮凶。
