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
词态变化
复数: shams;第三人称单数: shams;过去式: shammed;过去分词: shammed;现在分词: shamming;
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》