cat是猫,fish是鱼,那catfish是什么意思?你绝对想不到!

每日学英语 2024-04-30 09:00:02

catfish怎么理解?

catfish这个词一直以来的本意是鲶鱼,也叫做猫鱼,即一种淡水鱼。

但十多年前,这个古老的词被引入了一个新的意思,也就是它的俚语版本,由于在线约会、社交媒体和信息平台的增加,catfish也融入了网络文化,现在指在网上不真实地展示自己的欺骗行为,就比如我们常说的照骗。

牛津词典:

(US English, informal)

a person who pretends to be somebody else, usually somebody who does not really exist, on social media in order to trick somebody into having a relationship online

(美式英语,非正式用法)在社交媒体上伪装身份来欺骗他人,尤其是以发展网恋为目的的人

维基百科对它也有一个定义:

Catfishing is a deceptive activity in which a person creates a fictional persona or fake identity on a social networking service, usually targeting a specific victim. The practice may be used for financial gain, to compromise a victim in some way, as a way to intentionally upset a victim, or for wish fulfillment.

Catfish是一种欺骗行为,指一个人在社交网络服务上创建一个虚构的角色或假身份,通常是针对特定的受害者而定制的。这种做法可能被用来获取经济利益,或胁迫受害者以实现他的目的。

例句:

If a random, attractive person starts talking to you online, you are very likely being catfished.

如果忽然有个很有魅力的陌生人在网上开始和你聊天,你很可能是他钓鱼交友的对象。

“网络诈骗”更多相关英文表达fraud

the crime of deceiving people in order to gain something such as money or goods

欺诈,诈骗

◆ Anti-Telecom and Online Fraud Law 反电信网络诈骗法

scam

an illegal plan for making money, especially one that involves tricking people

欺诈,诈骗

◆ an insurance scam 保险诈骗

scam和fraud两个词都表示“诈骗、欺骗”。从具体用法来看,scam多指以诈财或逃税为目的设的骗局,比如recruitment scam(招聘诈骗),auction scam (拍卖诈骗)等;fraud则多指个人通过谎言或欺骗手段获取金钱收益的行为,如credit card fraud(信用卡诈骗),internet fraud(网络诈骗)等。

词汇

telecom and internet fraud电信诈骗

swindle 诈骗

phishing 钓鱼(网络欺诈)

identity theft 身份盗窃

counterfeit 伪造

ponzi scheme 庞氏骗局

a long con/ pig-butchering scam/romance scam杀猪盘

click farming 刷单

pyramid scheme/selling传销

cybercrime 网络犯罪

cyberspace security 网络安全

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