释义 |
pirate /pīˈrət or -rit/ noun- A person who, without authority, attempts to capture ships at sea
- A robber or marauder operating at sea
- A pirates' ship
- A person who publishes a work without the authority of the owner of the copyright, or otherwise makes use of or takes over another person's work without legal sanction
- A private bus, or its driver, plying on the recognized route of others
- Someone who, in ordinary life, shows the predatory spirit of the sea rovers
- A person who runs an unlicensed radio station
adjective- Operating illegally
- (loosely) operating, produced, sold, etc separately from and in defiance of the official system
transitive verb- To rob as a pirate
- To publish or reproduce without permission of the copyright owner, or otherwise usurp (someone else's work or ideas)
- To use, tap, operate, produce, etc (something) illegally
ORIGIN: L pīrāta, from Gr peirātēs, from peiraein to attempt piracy /pīˈrə-si or (rare) piˈ/ noun - The crime of a pirate
- Robbery on the high seas
- Unauthorized publication or reproduction
- Infringement of copyright
piratic /pī-ratˈik/ or piratˈical adjective - Pertaining to a pirate
- Practising piracy
piratˈically adverb |