肥犬
2017-02-22 21:41:49
看了這片子,學到了個新單詞: shanghai
男主和他老姐在屋子裡爭吵,大意好像是說他被人忽悠了。
這裡忽悠這個詞用的是 shanghai 。
後來我查了一下,驚了,shanghai 還有這層含義啊。
British Dictionary definitions for shanghai Expand
shanghai
/ˈʃæŋhaɪ; ʃæŋˈhaɪ/
verb (transitive) -hais, -haiing, -haied
1.
to kidnap (a man or seaman) for enforced service at sea, esp on a merchant ship
2.
to force or trick (someone) into doing something, going somewhere, etc
3.
(Austral & NZ) to shoot with a catapult
noun
4.
(Austral & NZ) a catapult
Word Origin
C19: from the city of Shanghai ; from the forceful methods formerly used to collect crews for voyages to the Orient
以上釋義來自: http://www.dictionary.com/browse/shanghai?s=t
shanghai 的意思就是靠非法手段強制抓人去船上做苦工,後來引申為詐騙、忽悠。
注意,首字母 s 是小寫啊。
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