Word · Frequency #24482
cants
行话;黑话;暗语
cants is the plural of cant.
核心释义
The specialized or secret language of a particular group; argot.
- 1.
某个阶层或群体的行话,黑话。
An argot, the jargon of a particular class or subgroup.
- 2.
倾斜,某物设置的角度。
Slope, the angle at which something is set.
- 3.
因重复过多而变得无意义的套话
stock phrases that have become nonsense through endless repetition
- 4.
宗教派别、帮派或其他群体使用的秘密语言。
A private or secret language used by a religious sect, gang, or other group.
- 5.
建筑物的角落。
A corner (of a building).
- 6.
道路或跑道转弯处的倾斜,外侧高于内侧以减少离心力
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
- 7.
某些爱尔兰游民使用的语言;Shelta语。
A language spoken by some Irish Travellers; Shelta.
- 8.
外部或外角。
An outer or external angle.
- 9.
特定群体(如窃贼)使用的特有语言
a characteristic language of a particular group (as among thieves)
- 10.
哀怨的说话方式,如乞丐所用的。
Whining speech, such as that used by beggars.
- 11.
从水平或垂直线的倾斜;斜面或倾斜。
An inclination from a horizontal or vertical line; a slope or bevel; a tilt.
- 12.
在纹章上使用与持有者名字相关的双关语,称为双关纹章。
A blazon of a coat of arms that makes a pun upon the name (or, less often, some attribute or function) of the bearer, canting arms.
- 13.
翻转某物的动作或抛掷。
A movement or throw that overturns something.
- 14.
突然的推、踢或其他冲动,导致偏向或方向改变;也指因此产生的偏向或转向。
A sudden thrust, push, kick, or other impulse, producing a bias or change of direction; also, the bias or turn so given.
- 15.
形成桶头侧面的段。
A segment forming a side piece in the head of a cask.
- 16.
木制齿轮边缘的段。
A segment of the rim of a wooden cogwheel.
- 17.
放置在船甲板上支撑舱壁的木块。
A piece of wood laid upon the deck of a vessel to support the bulkheads.
- 18.
初步切割后的未完成原木。
An unfinished log after preliminary cutting.
空话;陈词滥调;倾斜;斜面;坡度;弯道超高;哀诉;哭诉;角;(建筑物等的)角落;外角;Shelta语(爱尔兰游民使用的语言)
用法In use
The thieves used their own cant to communicate without being understood by the police.
用法提示:这里的cant是名词,意为‘黑话’,指特定群体的秘密用语。
Linguists study the cant of various professional groups to understand their social dynamics.
用法提示:cant在此处指‘行话’,是特定行业的专用词汇。
Teenagers often develop their own cants that exclude adults.
用法提示:cants是cant的复数形式,表示多种行话或黑话。
相关词与表达Connections
搭配Collocations
- thieves' cant
- 窃贼黑话
- He used thieves' cant to confuse the guards.他用窃贼的黑话迷惑卫兵。
- religious cant
- 虚伪的宗教套话
- The minister's words sounded like religious cant.牧师的话听起来像虚伪的宗教套话。
- political cant
- 政治空话
- The candidate's speech was full of political cant.这位候选人的演讲满是政治空话。
- moral cant
- 虚伪的道德说教
- She saw through their moral cant.她看穿了他们虚伪的道德说教。
流行文化与引用
学习提示Learner notes
记忆技巧Memory Tip
cant 读似 can't(不能):黑话、套话让人“不能”听懂;又让人想到“不能”站直的倾斜。
语境与语域Context & Register
语域:formal 常见场景:academic writing、formal essays、literary texts 作“行话、黑话”解时,多用于正式或书面语,常带批判或贬义色彩;日常口语中较少使用,多见于学术讨论或历史叙述。
发音与拼写Pronunciation & Spelling
以上单词均以 /ænt/ 音结尾,与 cant 押韵。注意 can't(不能)也读 /kænt/,但拼写带撇号;而 canteen /kænˈtiːn/、cantaloupe /ˈkæntəloʊp/ 等拼写含 cant 却读法不同,不要误判为同韵。
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