skulduggery的意思

skulduggery

基本解释

n. 作假；欺诈；诡计

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.

实用例句

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.

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.

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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