| 单词 | cant |
| 释义 | cant (once / 952 pages) 1n 2nv 3n 4n Cant is language repeated so often and so mechanically that it's essentially empty of meaning. Cant can also mean the specialized jargon of a particular group — like the "cant of piracy" (e.g., Ahoy! Lubber! Arrr!). Possible sources for cant exist in both Irish Gaelic and Latin, and the meanings of both are similar: caint is "speech," while cantare is "to sing." In broader English, the word was first used to mock the singing of monks (who makes fun of monks?). As it evolved, cant became the whining of beggars and then the secret language of thieves, and the negative connotations persist in modern usage. Just think of the clichés and catchphrases parroted by politicians during election season! WORD FAMILYcant: canted, canting, cants, recant+/recant: recantation, recanted, recanting, recants/recantation: recantations USAGE EXAMPLES“Social importance” was just the kind of cant he deplored. The New Yorker(Dec 04, 2016) “You cant’ grow your economy without having more workers,” Fuller said. Washington Post(Nov 25, 2016) “We cant be throwing grenades at people who are peacefully protesting,” he said at a news conference Tuesday. Time(Nov 22, 2016) 1 n a slope in the turn of a road or track; the outside is higher than the inside in order to reduce the effects of centrifugal force 2Syn|Hyper bank, camber incline, side, slope an elevated geological formation 1n two surfaces meeting at an angle different from 90 degrees Syn|Hypo|Hyper bevel, chamfer splay an outward bevel around a door or window that makes it seem larger edge a sharp side formed by the intersection of two surfaces of an object 2v heel over 3Syn|Hypo|Hyper cant over, pitch, slant, tilt cock tilt or slant to one side move move so as to change position, perform a nontranslational motion n a characteristic language of a particular group (as among thieves) 4Syn|Hypo|Hyper argot, jargon, lingo, patois, slang, vernacular street name slang for something (especially for an illegal drug) rhyming slangslang that replaces words with rhyming words or expressions and then typically omits the rhyming component non-standard speech speech that differs from the usual accepted, easily recognizable speech of native adult members of a speech community 1n insincere talk about religion or morals Syn|Hyper pious platitude talk, talking an exchange of ideas via conversation 2n stock phrases that have become nonsense through endless repetition Syn|Hyper buzzword bunk, hokum, meaninglessness, nonsense, nonsensicality a message that seems to convey no meaning |
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