• n. 海盜；盜版；侵犯專利權(quán)者
• vt. 掠奪；翻印；剽竊
• vi. 做海盜；從事劫掠

來自拉丁語pirata,水手，海盜，冒險者，來自希臘語peiran,嘗試，攻擊，來自PIE*per,向前，嘗試，詞源同forth,expert,peril.

pirate

pirate: [15] A pirate is etymologically someone who makes an ‘a(chǎn)ttempt’ or ‘a(chǎn)ttack’ on someone. The word comes via Latin pīrāta (where the notion of a ‘sea-robber’ first emerged) from Greek peirātés ‘a(chǎn)ttacker, marauder’, a derivative of the verb peiran ‘a(chǎn)ttempt, attack’. This came from the same base, *per- ‘try’, as produced English experience, expert, peril, repertory, etc.
=> experience, expert, peril, repertory

pirate (n.)

c. 1300 (mid-13c. as a surname), from Latin pirata "sailor, corsair, sea robber" (source of Spanish, Italian pirata, Dutch piraat, German Pirat), literally "one who attacks (ships)," from Greek peirates "brigand, pirate," literally "one who attacks," from peiran "to attack, make a hostile attempt on, try," from peira "trial, an attempt, attack," from PIE root *per- (3) "to try, risk" (cognates: Latin peritus "experienced," periculum "trial, experiment; attempt on or against; enterprise;" see peril). An Old English word for it was s?sceaea. Meaning "one who takes another's work without permission" first recorded 1701; sense of "unlicensed radio broadcaster" is from 1913.

pirate (v.)

1570s, from pirate (n.). Related: Pirated; pirating.

1. Pirate copies of the video are already said to be in Britain.

該錄像帶的盜版版本據(jù)說已在英國出現(xiàn)。

來自柯林斯例句

2. Ed played at being a pirate.

埃德扮海盜玩。

來自柯林斯例句

3. a pirate radio station

非法電臺

來自《權(quán)威詞典》

4. a pirate's treasure chest

海盜的財寶箱

來自《權(quán)威詞典》

5. Of course I knew Max was a rogue, a bit of a pirate.

我當然知道麥克斯是個無賴，是個小流氓。

來自柯林斯例句