fraud

英 [fr??d] 美[fr?d]

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復數:?frauds;

fraud 欺詐，欺騙

來自拉丁語fraus, 欺騙，傷害，來自PIE*dhreugh, 欺騙，傷害，來自PIE*der的擴大格，撕開，剝皮，詞源同tear, dermis.

fraud: fraud: see frustrate
fraud (n.): mid-14c., "criminal deception" (mid-13c. in Anglo-Latin); from Old French fraude "deception, fraud" (13c.), from Latin fraudem (nominative fraus) "a cheating, deceit," of persons "a cheater, deceiver." Not in Watkins; perhaps ultimately from PIE *dhreugh- "to deceive" (cognates: Sanskrit dhruti- "deception; error"). Meaning "a fraudulent production, something intended to deceive" is from 1650s. The meaning "impostor, deceiver, pretender; humbug" is attested from 1850. Pious fraud (1560s) is properly "deception practiced for the sake of what is deemed a good purpose;" colloquially used as "person who talks piously but is not pious at heart."

1. Fraud squad officers had bugged the phone and were ready to pounce.: 反詐騙小組的警員們已在電話上安裝了竊聽器，并隨時準備突擊。

2. 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。

3. No one article can ever do justice to the topic of fraud.: 沒有哪一篇文章能把欺詐這一話題講得恰到好處。

4. There was even talk that charges of fraud would be brought.: 甚至有傳聞說會以詐騙罪起訴。

5. He's probably going to finish up in jail for business fraud.: 他最后很可能會因為商業詐騙而入獄。