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con

【骗局,诈骗】

🔹单词:con

音标:/kɒn/(英) / kɑːn/(美)
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🔹词性与主要含义:

这个词既可以作 名词、也可以作 动词,还有一个固定短语 pros and cons。我们分开讲👇


🟩 一、con(名词)

✅ 含义1:骗局,诈骗

→ a trick or deception to cheat someone.
(常指“骗人的把戏”“诈骗手段”)

🔹例句:

  1. It turned out to be a con to steal people’s money.
     结果那是个骗钱的骗局。
  2. He was jailed for running a con scheme.
     他因策划诈骗活动而入狱。

✅ 含义2:(非正式)骗子

→ a person who deceives others.
(= con artist / con man)

🔹例句:

  1. The con told people he was a doctor.
     那个骗子告诉别人他是医生。
  2. She fell for a con who sold fake jewelry.
     她被一个卖假首饰的骗子骗了。

🟩 二、con(动词)

✅ 含义:欺骗,哄骗

→ to trick or deceive someone, especially for money.

🔹例句:

  1. He conned old people out of their savings.
     他骗走了老年人的积蓄。
  2. She was conned into signing the contract.
     她被骗着签了那份合同。

🟩 三、短语:pros and cons

(这是英语中非常常见的固定搭配)

✅ 含义:

优点与缺点;利与弊
(pros = advantages;cons = disadvantages)

🔹例句:

  1. Let’s weigh the pros and cons before making a decision.
     做决定前我们先权衡一下利弊吧。

🟩 四、词源小知识:

“con” 来自 “confidence” 一词的缩写,最初“con game”是 confidence trick(信任骗局) 的简称。
👉 所以 “con” 本意就是“利用他人信任进行诈骗”。


🔹小结表:

用法词性含义例句
con名词骗局、诈骗It was a con.
con动词欺骗、哄骗He conned me out of $500.
pros and cons短语优缺点、利弊Let’s list the pros and cons.
文具;办公用品 ~ 静止的;
hip
臀部;很“酷”;
小牛;小腿;【小腿】
政治家;政客;
处理;丢弃;
同辈;同龄人;凝视;【凝视】