hoax
翻译
骗局, 恶作剧
例句
The bomb threat turned out to be a hoax.
炸弹威胁结果是一场骗局。
He was the victim of an elaborate hoax.
他是一个精心策划的骗局的受害者。
语法模式
to be a hoax 是一个骗局 The bomb threat turned out to be a hoax.
a victim of a hoax 骗局的受害者 He was the victim of an elaborate hoax.
近义词
prank (恶作剧), trick (诡计), deception (欺骗)
词源
可能是魔术师咒语“hocus pocus”(故弄玄虚)的缩写。
记忆技巧
联想“hocus pocus”,一种魔术戏法,它可能是一种欺骗或骗局。