cant

英 [k?nt] 美[k?nt]
  • n. 斜面;偽善之言;黑話;角落
  • vi. 傾斜;講黑話
  • vt. 把…棱角去掉;使…傾斜;甩掉
  • adj. 行話的;哀訴聲的;假仁假義的

英英釋意


1. stock phrases that have become nonsense through endless repetition
2. a slope in the turn of a road or track; the outside is higher than the inside in order to reduce the effects of centrifugal force
3. a characteristic language of a particular group (as among thieves);
"they don't speak our lingo"
4. insincere talk about religion or morals
5. two surfaces meeting at an angle different from 90 degrees