sham

英 [ʃæm] 美 [ʃæm]
  • n. 假装;骗子;赝品
  • vt. 假装;冒充
  • vi. 假装;佯装
  • adj. 假的;虚假的;假装的
  • n. (Sham)人名;(英、印、毛里塔)沙姆

助记提示


sham→shame(n. 羞耻)→造假者应感到羞耻

中文词源


sham 假象,伪装

可能来自 Proto-Germanic*skamo,遮盖,隐藏,来自 PIE*skem,遮盖,隐藏,词源同 hide,shame. 引申词义假象,伪装等。

英文词源


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.

双语例句


1. The latest crime figures are a complete sham.
最新的犯罪统计数字完全是捏造的。

来自《权威词典》

2. They cunningly played the game of sham peace.
他们狡滑地玩弄假和平的把戏.

来自《简明英汉词典》

3. I'm a blunt straightforward man; I hate sham.
我是个耿直坦率的人, 我讨厌虚伪.

来自《简明英汉词典》

4. His love was a mere sham.
他的爱情是虚假的.

来自《现代英汉综合大词典》

5. What he says is all sham.
他所说的全是托辞.

来自《现代英汉综合大词典》

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