"hoax" in Chinese (Traditional)

• 騙局
• 惡作劇

Definition

「Hoax」是指用來欺騙他人的騙局或虛假故事。可以是假新聞、惡作劇或令人混淆的事物。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Traditional))

「Hoax」多為非正式用語，常用於網路上的假新聞或惡作劇。常見用法有 'internet hoax', 'April Fools' hoax', 'fall for a hoax'。並非所有玩笑都是 'hoax'，重點在於有意欺騙。

Examples

The news about aliens landing was a hoax.

有關外星人降臨的新聞是一個**騙局**。

They spread a hoax on social media.

他們在社羣媒體上散播了一個**騙局**。

April Fools' Day is famous for its many hoaxes.

愚人節以許多**惡作劇**聞名。

Don't believe that email—it’s just another internet hoax.

別信那封郵件——又是一個網路**騙局**。

A lot of people fell for the viral hoax last year.

去年很多人都相信了那個網絡**騙局**。

It turns out the missing dog story was actually a hoax set up for attention.

原來那條丟狗的消息其實是為了吸引注意的**騙局**。