daylight robbery

短语

[法] 侵害采光权

发音

UK /ˌdeɪlaɪt ˈɹɒb(ə)ɹi/
AU
US /ˌdeɪˌlaɪt ˈɹɑb(ə)ɹi/

词形变化

daylight robberies 复数 daylight robberies

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    The practice of cheating or of imposing an exorbitant charge for a product or service; (countable, rare) an instance of this.

    习语 非正式 不可数 可数
  2. 2.

    Conduct which unfairly deprives an opponent of an advantage or a win; (countable, rare) an instance of this.

    习语 非正式 不可数 体育 可数
  3. 3.

    Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see daylight, robbery.

    可数 习语 非正式 不可数

词源

From daylight + robbery, originally used literally to refer to robbery occurring in the daytime rather than at night, which was thought to be more audacious or risky.

来源：wiktionary