Pirate



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解释

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• n. 海盗, 剽窃者; v. 盗印; 掠夺

Webster Collegiate

I. noun

• Etymology: Middle English, from Middle French or Latin; Middle French, from Latin pirata, from Greek peiratēs, from peiran to attempt — more at fear
• Date: 14th century
• one who commits or practices piracy
• ? piratical adjective
• ? piratically adverb

II. verb (pirated; pirating)

• Date: 1574
• transitive verb
  • 1. to commit piracy on
  • 2. to take or appropriate by piracy: as
    • a. to reproduce without authorization especially in infringement of copyright
    • b. to lure away from another employer by offers of betterment
• intransitive verb
  • to commit or practice piracy

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