
stolen
词源
源自古英语 'stelan'(偷窃),与古高地德语 'stelan' 和古诺尔斯语 'stela' 同源,最终源自原始日耳曼语 '*stelaną'。
verb
❶ 偷窃的过去分词形式,表示某物被非法拿走或占有。通常用于描述物品未经许可被取走的情况。
“My wallet was stolen on the bus yesterday.”
(我的钱包昨天在公交车上被偷了。)
“The painting was stolen from the museum last night.”
(这幅画昨晚从博物馆被盗走了。)
❶ 引申为未经允许占用或挪用他人的想法、作品等,常指抄袭或剽窃行为。
“The author accused him of having stolen her ideas.”
(作者指控他剽窃了她的想法。)
“This melody sounds like it was stolen from an old song.”
(这段旋律听起来像是从一首老歌抄袭来的。)
adjective
❶ 描述物品是被偷来的,非法获得的。通常用于修饰名词,表示物品的来源不正当。
“The police found a stash of stolen jewelry.”
(警方发现了一批被盗的珠宝。)
“He was trying to sell stolen electronics online.”
(他试图在网上销售偷来的电子产品。)
常见短语
stolen goods — 指被盗的物品或赃物,常用于法律或警方调查的语境中。
“The thieves were arrested while trying to sell the stolen goods.”
(小偷们在试图销赃时被逮捕了。)
stolen identity — 身份盗窃,指他人非法获取并使用你的个人信息进行欺诈活动。
“She became a victim of stolen identity after her personal data was leaked.”
(在她的个人信息泄露后,她成为了身份盗窃的受害者。)