sham
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- n. 假裝；騙子；贗品
- vt. 假裝；冒充
- vi. 假裝；佯裝
- adj. 假的；虛假的；假裝的
- n. (Sham)人名；(英、印、毛里塔)沙姆
詞態變化
復數:?shams;第三人稱單數:?shams;過去式:?shammed;過去分詞:?shammed;現在分詞:?shamming;
助記提示
sham→shame(n. 羞恥)→造假者應感到羞恥
中文詞源
sham 假象，偽裝
可能來自 Proto-Germanic*skamo,遮蓋，隱藏，來自 PIE*skem,遮蓋，隱藏，詞源同 hide,shame. 引申詞義假象，偽裝等。
英文詞源
- sham
- sham: see shame
- sham (n.)
- 1670s, "a trick, a hoax, a fraud," also as a verb and an adjective, of uncertain origin; the words burst into use in 1677. Perhaps from sham, a northern dialectal variant of shame (n.); a derivation OED finds "not impossible." Sense of "something meant to be mistaken for something else" is from 1728. The meaning "false front" in pillow-sham (1721) is from the notion of "counterfeit." Related: Shammed; shamming; shammer. Shamateur "amateur sportsman who acts like a professional" is from 1896.
雙語例句
- 1. The latest crime figures are a complete sham.
- 最新的犯罪統計數字完全是捏造的。
來自《權威詞典》
- 2. They cunningly played the game of sham peace.
- 他們狡滑地玩弄假和平的把戲.
來自《簡明英漢詞典》
- 3. I'm a blunt straightforward man; I hate sham.
- 我是個耿直坦率的人, 我討厭虛偽.
來自《簡明英漢詞典》
- 4. His love was a mere sham.
- 他的愛情是虛假的.
來自《現代英漢綜合大詞典》
- 5. What he says is all sham.
- 他所說的全是托辭.
來自《現代英漢綜合大詞典》