1·The prime culprit was sentenced to life imprisonment.
这个主犯被判无期徒刑。
2·Stunting can have many causes, but iodine deficiency is a prime culprit.
发育不良的原因有多种，但碘缺乏是罪魁祸首。
3·Beyond the image of white sandy beaches and carefree lifestyles, the Pacific islands are facing serious health problems, the prime culprit being imported foods.
在到处都是白色的沙滩，人们生活悠然自得的景象背后，这些太平洋岛屿正面临严重的健康问题，元凶就是进口食品。
4·The prime culprit is Anglo Irish, a specialist-property-lender-turned-black-hole that now seems likely to have to write off almost half of every euro it loaned.
元凶盎格鲁爱尔兰银行是把物业贷款变成黑洞的专家，现在看来它很可能被迫勾销所贷出欧元中的近乎一半。
5·Article 28 of criminal law is an additional regulation about prime culprit and accessory. According to the theory of function classification, the coerced offender does not exist at all.
按作用分类法的理论，胁从犯是不存在的，刑法中只有主要作用和次要作用、辅助作用的规定，一些论者关于胁从犯的“较小作用”、“作用小于从犯”、“作用最小”的观点没有刑法依据。