mid-14c., "criminal deception" (mid-13c. in Anglo-Latin); from Old French fraude "deception, fraud" (13c.), from Latin fraudem (nominative fraus) "a cheating, deceit," of persons "a cheater, deceiver." Not in Watkins; perhaps ultimately from PIE *dhreugh- "to deceive" (cognates: Sanskrit dhruti- "deception; error"). Meaning "a fraudulent production, something intended to deceive" is from 1650s. The meaning "impostor, deceiver, pretender; humbug" is attested from 1850. Pious fraud (1560s) is properly "deception practiced for the sake of what is deemed a good purpose;" colloquially used as "person who talks piously but is not pious at heart."
实用例句
1. Fraud squad officers had bugged the phone and were ready to pounce.
反诈骗小组的警员们已在电话上安装了窃听器，并随时准备突击。
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2. Her assistant was accused of theft and fraud by the police.
她的助手被警方指控犯有盗窃和欺诈罪。
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3. No one article can ever do justice to the topic of fraud.
没有哪一篇文章能把欺诈这一话题讲得恰到好处。
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4. There was even talk that charges of fraud would be brought.
甚至有传闻说会以诈骗罪起诉。
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5. He's probably going to finish up in jail for business fraud.
