plagiarism

• n. 剽窃；剽窃物

来自拉丁语plagiare,绑架，来自plaga,罗网，鸟网，网笼，来自PIE*plek,弯，转，编织，词源同ply,complicate.后引申词义抄袭，剽窃。-ism,主义，思想。

plagiarism (n.)

1620s, from -ism + plagiary (n.) "plagiarist, literary thief" (1590s), from Latin plagiarius "kidnapper, seducer, plunderer, one who kidnaps the child or slave of another," used by Martial in the sense of "literary thief," from plagiare "to kidnap," plagium "kidnapping," from plaga "snare, hunting net," perhaps from PIE *plag- (on notion of "something extended"), from root *plak- (1) "to be flat" (see placenta).

1. There were accusations of plagiarism.

曾有过关于剽窃的指控。

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2. He's accused of plagiarism.

他被指控剽窃。

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3. Now he's in real trouble. He's accused of plagiarism.

现在他是真遇到麻烦了。他被指控剽窃。

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4. He smells out plagiarism with the fury of a witch - doctor.

对于抄袭来的文章,他的嗅觉如巫医般敏感,且怒不可遏.

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5. Plagiarism is akin to theft.

剽窃与偷窃性质相同.

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