pirate: [15] A pirate is etymologically someone who makes an ‘a(chǎn)ttempt’ or ‘a(chǎn)ttack’ on someone. The word comes via Latin pīrāta (where the notion of a ‘sea-robber’ first emerged) from Greek peirātés ‘a(chǎn)ttacker, marauder’, a derivative of the verb peiran ‘a(chǎn)ttempt, attack’. This came from the same base, *per- ‘try’, as produced English experience, expert, peril, repertory, etc. => experience, expert, peril, repertory
pirate (n.)
c. 1300 (mid-13c. as a surname), from Latin pirata "sailor, corsair, sea robber" (source of Spanish, Italian pirata, Dutch piraat, German Pirat), literally "one who attacks (ships)," from Greek peirates "brigand, pirate," literally "one who attacks," from peiran "to attack, make a hostile attempt on, try," from peira "trial, an attempt, attack," from PIE root *per- (3) "to try, risk" (cognates: Latin peritus "experienced," periculum "trial, experiment; attempt on or against; enterprise;" see peril). An Old English word for it was s?sceaea. Meaning "one who takes another's work without permission" first recorded 1701; sense of "unlicensed radio broadcaster" is from 1913.
pirate (v.)
1570s, from pirate (n.). Related: Pirated; pirating.
雙語例句
1. Pirate copies of the video are already said to be in Britain.
該錄像帶的盜版版本據(jù)說已在英國出現(xiàn)。
來自柯林斯例句
2. Ed played at being a pirate.
埃德扮海盜玩。
來自柯林斯例句
3. a pirate radio station
非法電臺
來自《權(quán)威詞典》
4. a pirate's treasure chest
海盜的財寶箱
來自《權(quán)威詞典》
5. Of course I knew Max was a rogue, a bit of a pirate.