词语辨析：accuse, charge, impeach, indict, incriminate

    accuse, charge, impeach, indict, incriminate   

    这些术语均有指控某人犯罪的含义。accuse指刑事指控，为通用词，可表示正式或非正式，官方或个人指控，如: to accuse sb. of murder (指控某人犯谋杀罪)。charge一般指向法院提起的正式指控，如: to charge sb. with murder (指控某人犯谋杀罪) ;此外，它还可表示谴责某人违背某些行为准则等。impeach 为"弹劾"，多指因公共官员犯了叛逆罪或其他严重罪行而对其提起的指控; 在英国，此种指控多由下议院提起，由上议院审理。indict 主要用于刑事犯罪，且多用于对罪行较为严重的罪犯的正式指控，在美国，尤指由大陪审团直接通过indictment而提起的控诉间，如性质较轻的summary offences 则不用该单词表示起诉或指控。

    incriminate用于刑事犯罪，可指直接控告罪犯，如: He was incriminated in the conspiracy (他被指控参与共谋) ;也可指某人因不利证词而受牵连，而后一用法更为常见。

incriminate:

1.V-T If something incriminates you, it suggests that you are responsible for something bad, especially a crime. 显示…有罪
例：He claimed that the drugs had been planted to incriminate him.他声称那些毒品是有人为了栽赃陷害他而放在那里的。

2.ADJ 显示有罪的 incriminating
例：Police had reportedly searched his house and found incriminating evidence.据报道，警察搜查了他的房子，并且发现了罪证。

权威例句
1.Criminals already have to be careful not to leave fingerprints or DNA that could incriminate them.  罪犯已经不得不小心地使自己不留下指纹或者DNA，这些线索可以指认他们。

2.Further, each witness has a right not to incriminate himself and can decline to testify.  另外，每一个证人都有不自证其罪从而拒绝作证的权利。

3.Carl suggests that a lie to incriminate Keith could surface if he goes public with the truth about Ferragamo.  卡尔暗示，如果基思将菲拉格慕之死的真相公之于众，一个能将基思定罪的谎言将会浮出水面。