impeach
- v. 弹劾, 控告
- v. 质疑
- Definition
- v. to formally accuse a public official of wrongdoing
- v. to question their honesty
- Example
- Lawmakers voted to impeach the official after months of scandal.
- 经过数月的丑闻后，议员们投票弹劾了这名官员。
Synonyms & Differences 近义词辨析
Compared meaning: to say someone has done wrong (verb).
比较义项：指控某人做错事（动词）。
- accuse
General verb for saying someone has done something wrong or committed a crime; used in everyday, legal, or interpersonal contexts, with any subject and object.
泛指指控某人做错事或犯罪的动词；可用于日常、法律或人际场合，主语和宾语没有限制。
She didn't want to accuse her coworker of lying without solid evidence.
她不想在没有确凿证据的情况下指控同事撒谎。
- impeach 本词
Formal and narrow: used almost only for accusing a government official or public figure of serious wrongdoing, often as a legal or constitutional procedure that may lead to removal from office.
正式且用法狭窄：几乎只用于指控政府官员或公众人物的严重不当行为，常指可能导致其被免职的法律或宪法程序。
Congress moved to impeach the president over the corruption scandal.
国会因腐败丑闻着手弹劾总统。
Both words mean to formally say someone did wrong. Accuse is general, used for any person or crime, in everyday or legal contexts. Impeach is narrow and formal, used almost only to accuse a government official of serious wrongdoing, often leading to removal from office.
两词都表示正式指出某人有过错，但 impeach 专用于对公职人员的弹劾程序，范围窄、语气更正式；accuse 适用范围广，可用于任何人和任何罪行或过错，日常也常用。