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con

UK /kɒn/US /kɑːn/

词源

源自拉丁语 'contra',意为'反对',后演变为指欺诈行为。

verb

❶ 欺骗或诈骗某人,通常通过精心设计的谎言或虚假承诺来获取利益。

“He conned her out of her life savings.”

(他骗走了她一生的积蓄。)

“The salesman tried to con me into buying a fake watch.”

(推销员试图骗我买一块假表。)

同义词:deceive, trick, swindle

noun

❶ 一种骗局或欺诈行为,通常涉及虚假承诺或误导性信息。

“The investment turned out to be a con.”

(这笔投资原来是个骗局。)

“He ran a con on elderly people.”

(他对老年人实施诈骗。)

❶ 反对的论点或立场,通常用于辩论中。

“Let's consider the pros and cons of this proposal.”

(让我们考虑这个提案的利弊。)

“The cons outweigh the pros in this situation.”

(在这种情况下,弊大于利。)

同义词:fraud, scam, disadvantage

常见短语

pros and cons — 用于讨论某事物的优缺点或利弊,帮助做出决策。

“We made a list of the pros and cons before deciding.”

(我们在做决定前列出了利弊清单。)

con artist — 指专门从事欺诈活动的人,通常很擅长获取他人信任。

“The charming man turned out to be a con artist.”

(那个迷人的男子原来是个骗子。)