词汇 | sham |
词根词缀 | 词源: sham (n.) 1677, "a trick, a hoax, a fraud," perhaps from sham, a northern dialectal variant of shame (q.v.). Sense of "Something meant to be mistaken for something else" is from 1728. The meaning in pillow-sham (1721) is from the notion of "counterfeit." The adj. is attested from 1681; the verb from 1677. Shamateur "amateur sportsman who acts like a professional" is from 1896. 词根记忆: n. /a.假冒(的),虚伪(的)His anger was a mere sham.他的愤怒只是假装的. |
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