theft
英 [θeft]
美[θ?ft]
- n. 盜竊；偷；贓物
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詞態(tài)變化
復(fù)數(shù):?thefts;
中文詞源
theft 偷竊
來自 thief,小偷，-th,表狀態(tài)名詞，詞源同 depth,縮寫為 t.
英文詞源
- theft
- theft: see thief
- theft (n.)
- mid-13c., from Old English teofe (West Saxon tiefe) "theft," from Proto-Germanic *theubitho (cognates: Old Frisian thiufthe, Old Norse tyfe), from *theubaz "thief" (see thief) + abstract formative suffix *-itha (cognate with Latin -itatem; see -th (2)).
雙語例句
- 1. Her assistant was accused of theft and fraud by the police.
- 她的助手被警方指控犯有盜竊和欺詐罪。
來自柯林斯例句
- 2. "He's been arrested for theft and burglary." — "Good grief!"
- “他因為偷竊和入室盜竊而被逮捕了。”——“我的天哪！”
來自柯林斯例句
- 3. Allegations of brutality and theft have been levelled at the army.
- 有人指責(zé)軍隊中存在著野蠻暴行和盜竊行為。
來自柯林斯例句
- 4. Secret investigations have netted ninety staff suspected of fraud and theft.
- 秘密調(diào)查已抓獲90名涉嫌欺詐盜竊的職員。
來自柯林斯例句
- 5. The image of art theft as a gentleman's crime is outdated.
- 把盜竊藝術(shù)品看作是一種紳士犯罪的觀念已經(jīng)過時了。
來自柯林斯例句