thievery

FREQ #36361

n. 偷窃, 赃物 [法] 偷窃行为, 被窃之物, 偷窃事件

发音

UK /ˈθiːv.(ə)ɹ.i/
其它

词形变化

thieveries 复数 thieveries

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    The act of theft, the act of stealing.

    可数 不可数

    This instance of thievery will not be overlooked.

  2. 2.

    That which is stolen.

    可数 废旧 不可数

词汇关系

名词

同义词 4

stealing theft thieving larceny

上位词 1

felony

下位词 10

robbery petty rustling shoplifting embezzlement skimming biopiracy defalcation grand larceny grand theft

词源

From thieve + -ery. Compare Old Frisian deverie ("thievery; theft"; > West Frisian dieverij; Saterland Frisian Däiweräi), Dutch dieverij (“thievery”), German Low German Deveree (“thievery; theft”), German Dieberei (“thievery”), Danish tyveri (“thievery; theft; larceny”), Swedish tjuveri (“thievery”).

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