
fraud
词源
源自中古英语fraude,来自古法语fraude,最终源自拉丁语fraus(欺骗、欺诈)。
noun
❶ 欺诈行为,指通过欺骗手段获取他人财物或利益的不法行为,常见于金融、商业等领域。
“He was arrested for committing fraud by falsifying financial documents.”
(他因伪造财务文件实施欺诈而被逮捕。)
“The company lost millions due to an internal fraud scheme.”
(公司因内部欺诈计划损失了数百万。)
❶ 骗子,指故意欺骗他人以获取不正当利益的人,通常带有贬义。
“The so-called investment expert turned out to be a fraud.”
(那位所谓的投资专家原来是个骗子。)
“He exposed the fraud who had been selling fake antiques.”
(他揭露了那个贩卖假古董的骗子。)
verb
❶ 欺骗,指通过虚假陈述或行为误导他人以达到不正当目的。
“He was accused of frauding investors out of their savings.”
(他被指控欺骗投资者,使他们损失了积蓄。)
“The scheme frauded thousands of people before being discovered.”
(这个骗局在被发现前已经欺骗了数千人。)
常见短语
commit fraud — 实施欺诈行为,通常指故意进行非法欺骗活动以获取利益。
“The executive was charged with committing fraud against shareholders.”
(这位高管被指控对股东实施欺诈。)
fraud alert — 欺诈警报,指金融机构或信用机构发出的关于潜在欺诈活动的警告。
“The bank issued a fraud alert after detecting suspicious transactions.”
(银行在检测到可疑交易后发出了欺诈警报。)