con
【骗局,诈骗】
🔹单词:con
音标:/kɒn/(英) / kɑːn/(美)
发音:点此可听英音 🔊
🔹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:
- It turned out to be a con to steal people’s money.
结果那是个骗钱的骗局。 - 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:
- The con told people he was a doctor.
那个骗子告诉别人他是医生。 - 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:
- He conned old people out of their savings.
他骗走了老年人的积蓄。 - 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:
- 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. |