sham

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反義詞

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復數(shù):?shams;第三人稱單數(shù):?shams;過去式:?shammed;過去分詞:?shammed;現(xiàn)在分詞:?shamming;

sham→shame(n. 羞恥)→造假者應感到羞恥

sham 假象，偽裝

可能來自 Proto-Germanic*skamo,遮蓋，隱藏，來自 PIE*skem,遮蓋，隱藏，詞源同 hide,shame. 引申詞義假象，偽裝等。

sham: sham: see shame
sham (n.): 1670s, "a trick, a hoax, a fraud," also as a verb and an adjective, of uncertain origin; the words burst into use in 1677. Perhaps from sham, a northern dialectal variant of shame (n.); a derivation OED finds "not impossible." Sense of "something meant to be mistaken for something else" is from 1728. The meaning "false front" in pillow-sham (1721) is from the notion of "counterfeit." Related: Shammed; shamming; shammer. Shamateur "amateur sportsman who acts like a professional" is from 1896.

1. The latest crime figures are a complete sham.: 最新的犯罪統(tǒng)計數(shù)字完全是捏造的。