"cant" in Chinese (Simplified)
黑话虚伪言辞
Definition
'Cant' 指某一特定群体用的特殊用语,常用来排除外人或表示身份。它也可以指虚伪、道貌岸然或伪善的言辞,尤其在宗教或政治中。
Usage Notes (Chinese (Simplified))
主要用于正式或文学场合,日常口语很少见。作为'黑话'多指某职业或团体的隐语(如小偷的cant)。作为'虚伪言辞'时,用来批评别人的道德说教。不要与“can't”(不能)混淆。
Examples
The criminals used cant so the police couldn't understand them.
罪犯使用**黑话**让警察听不懂。
Some politicians fill their speeches with moral cant.
有些政客在演讲中充满了**虚伪道德言辞**。
Old thieves used to have their own cant.
以前的小偷有他们自己的**黑话**。
All that religious cant doesn’t impress me.
那些**宗教虚伪言辞**打动不了我。
He hid his intentions behind a wall of polite cant.
他把自己的真实想法藏在一大堆**虚伪客套话**后面。
Her explanation was just the usual business cant everyone says in meetings.
她的解释只是开会时大家都会说的那种**职场套话**。