來(lái)自 thief,小偷,-th,表狀態(tài)名詞,詞源同 depth,縮寫(xiě)為 t.
英文詞源
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)).
雙語(yǔ)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盜竊和欺詐罪。
來(lái)自柯林斯例句
2. "He's been arrested for theft and burglary." — "Good grief!"
“他因?yàn)橥蹈`和入室盜竊而被逮捕了。”——“我的天哪!”
來(lái)自柯林斯例句
3. Allegations of brutality and theft have been levelled at the army.
有人指責(zé)軍隊(duì)中存在著野蠻暴行和盜竊行為。
來(lái)自柯林斯例句
4. Secret investigations have netted ninety staff suspected of fraud and theft.
秘密調(diào)查已抓獲90名涉嫌欺詐盜竊的職員。
來(lái)自柯林斯例句
5. The image of art theft as a gentleman's crime is outdated.