skulduggery

[skʌl'dʌɡəri]
  • n. 作假;欺诈;诡计

助记提示


1. skuld => 掌管未来的命运三女神之一。
2. skuld => skulduggery, skullduggery, sculduggery, scullduggery.
3. 《假如生活欺骗了你》=> 假如命运欺骗了你。
4. 由于未来充满了不确定、是个未知数,所以就充满了忽悠、欺骗。
5. 挖空脑壳“作假舞弊”。

中文词源


skulduggery 花招,欺骗

来自苏格兰方言 sculduddery,通奸,词源不详。后词义委婉化为花招,欺骗。

英文词源


skulduggery (n.)
1856, apparently an alteration of Scottish sculdudrie "adultery" (1713), sculduddery "bawdry, obscenity" (1821), a euphemism of uncertain origin.

双语例句


1. Chairman Huang Guangyu was held by police on suspicion of unspecified skulduggery.
董事长黄光裕因涉嫌欺诈被警方拘留.

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2. It's not a pure incident, but planned skulduggery which is connived by the Chinese Government.
这并不是单纯的安全事故, 而是有计划的作假,甚至是得到政府的默许,这令我感到恐慌.

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3. Against that, such skulduggery would lose China the goodwill it has bought this week.
针对以上这点, 如此欺诈的手法会让大陆赔掉她本周带来的美好意愿.

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