If you say that one thing is an indictment of another thing, you mean that it shows how bad the other thing is.
例句
It's a sad indictment of society that policemen are regarded as easy targets by thugs.警察很容易就成了暴徒下手襲擊的對象,這是一個社會的悲哀。
N-VAR
控告;告發;起訴
An indictment is a formal accusation that someone has committed a crime.
例句
Prosecutors may soon seek an indictment on racketeering and fraud charges...檢舉官可能不久就會以敲詐勒索與欺詐罪名提起訴訟。The government's indictment against the three men alleged unlawful trading.政府在對這三個人的起訴書中指控他們從事非法貿易。
英漢詞典釋義
n.
<尤美>刑事起訴書;公訴書
Two men were named in the indictment.起訴書中提及兩個男人。
<尤美>控告;起訴
She was convicted on an indictment for conspiracy.她被控以共謀罪，罪名成立。They issued an indictment against them.他們起訴了他們。
英英詞典釋義
Noun
1. a formal document written for a prosecuting attorney charging a person with some offense