theft
英 [θeft]
美[θ?ft]
- n. 盗窃；偷；赃物
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词态变化
复数:?thefts;
中文词源
theft 偷窃
来自 thief,小偷，-th,表状态名词，词源同 depth,缩写为 t.
英文词源
- 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)).
双语例句
- 1. Her assistant was accused of theft and fraud by the police.
- 她的助手被警方指控犯有盗窃和欺诈罪。
来自柯林斯例句
- 2. "He's been arrested for theft and burglary." — "Good grief!"
- “他因为偷窃和入室盗窃而被逮捕了。”——“我的天哪！”
来自柯林斯例句
- 3. Allegations of brutality and theft have been levelled at the army.
- 有人指责军队中存在着野蛮暴行和盗窃行为。
来自柯林斯例句
- 4. Secret investigations have netted ninety staff suspected of fraud and theft.
- 秘密调查已抓获90名涉嫌欺诈盗窃的职员。
来自柯林斯例句
- 5. The image of art theft as a gentleman's crime is outdated.
- 把盗窃艺术品看作是一种绅士犯罪的观念已经过时了。
来自柯林斯例句