首页英语词典thefttheft的意思

theft怎么读？

theft

英 [θeft] 美[θɛft]

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近义词stealing

n. 盗窃；偷；赃物

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词态变化

复数: thefts;

中文词源

theft 偷窃

来自 thief,小偷，-th,表状态名词，词源同 depth,缩写为 t.

英文词源

theft: theft: see thief
theft (n.): mid-13c., from Old English þeofð (West Saxon þiefð) "theft," from Proto-Germanic *theubitho (cognates: Old Frisian thiufthe, Old Norse þyfð), from *theubaz "thief" (see thief) + abstract formative suffix *-itha (cognate with Latin -itatem; see -th (2)).

双语例句

1. Her assistant was accused of theft and fraud by the police.: 她的助手被警方指控犯有盗窃和欺诈罪。

2. "He's been arrested for theft and burglary." — "Good grief!": “他因为偷窃和入室盗窃而被逮捕了。”——“我的天哪！”

3. Allegations of brutality and theft have been levelled at the army.: 有人指责军队中存在着野蛮暴行和盗窃行为。

4. Secret investigations have netted ninety staff suspected of fraud and theft.: 秘密调查已抓获90名涉嫌欺诈盗窃的职员。

5. The image of art theft as a gentleman's crime is outdated.: 把盗窃艺术品看作是一种绅士犯罪的观念已经过时了。