subreption

n. 隐匿事实, 歪曲事实, 误断

发音

/sʌbˈɹɛpʃən/

词形变化

subreptions 复数 subreptions

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    Under Roman law, the act of giving false testimony.

    可数 历史 不可数
  2. 2.

    The act of obtaining a favour or grant by unfair representation through suppression or fraudulent concealment of facts.

    可数 不可数 宗教
  3. 3.

    The act of obtaining a gift or favor by concealing the truth.

    可数 不可数 苏格兰 法律
  4. 4.

    The conflation of a condition under which it is possible to intuitively understand an object, and a condition under which an object can possibly exist; the confusion of knowing with experiencing.

    可数 不可数 哲学

词源

From Latin subreptio, from subripere, subreptum (“to snatch or take away secretly”). Compare French subreption. See surreptitious, surreptition.

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