accuse: implies a direct, personal declaration: ~d him of trying to steal his wallet.


charge: usually implies a formal declaration of a serious offense: an athlete ~d with taking illegal drugs before the race.


indict: is usually used in a legal context and implies a formal consideration of evidence prior to a trial: ~ed by a grand jury for first-degree murder.   这里consideration of evidence指质证，是指当事人在法庭的主持下，对当事人的证据就其真实合法关联性等予以说明和质辩的过程


impeach: technically refers to a formal charge of malfeasance in office on the part of a public official: the House of Representatives ~ed President Andrew Johnson for high crimes and misdemeanors.  （malfeasance泛指渎职is the general term for wrongful conduct by a public official or professional，包括玩忽职守negligence、滥用职权abuse of power或者徇私舞弊corruption，可能涉及官员、企业管理人员、或专业技术人员如医师，如there must be penalties for those who are not qualified or even guilty of malfeasance对不称职、甚至渎职的人要有相应的处罚，如they asked me to report on any suspected malfeasance要求我上报任何可疑的渎职行为）


accuse指责: 表示以个人身份直接宣称某人有过错，charge控告: 指正式宣称即控告某人犯有严重过错，indict控告: 法律用语，指正式控告，需要质证庭审，impeach弹劾: 指正式控告政府官员渎职


记忆方法: 1）首字母ACII哀辞<==控告  令人悲哀的事     "控"的意思是"告发，指出罪恶"，《广韵》: "控，告也"，本义是 "引弓开弓"，另外控还表示"控制驾驭"如受控失控遥控控股

         2）控告的意思是宣称有罪mean to declare a person guilty of a fault or offence.    declare宣称stresses the making of an open or public statement强调公开声明，如the jury declared the defendant guilty陪审团宣布被告有罪，注意不要写成'defendent'