1620s, from -ism + plagiary (n.) "plagiarist, literary thief" (1590s), from Latin plagiarius "kidnapper, seducer, plunderer, one who kidnaps the child or slave of another," used by Martial in the sense of "literary thief," from plagiare "to kidnap," plagium "kidnapping," from plaga "snare, hunting net," perhaps from PIE *plag- (on notion of "something extended"), from root *plak- (1) "to be flat" (see placenta).
雙語例句
1. There were accusations of plagiarism.
曾有過關于剽竊的指控。
來自《權威詞典》
2. He's accused of plagiarism.
他被指控剽竊。
來自辭典例句
3. Now he's in real trouble. He's accused of plagiarism.
現在他是真遇到麻煩了。他被指控剽竊。
來自辭典例句
4. He smells out plagiarism with the fury of a witch - doctor.