cant
术语；暗语（唱出来的话→暗语）
释义2：
cant
cant¹◙ noun, [mass noun] 1. hypocritical and sanctimonious talk, typically of a moral, religious, or political nature• （尤指道德、宗教或政治方面的）伪善言辞；道貌岸然的话 »he had no time for the cant of the priests about sin. 他没时间去听那些牧师们有关罪愆的伪善言辞。2. [as modifier] denoting a phrase or catchword temporarily current or in fashion• 流行语 »‘herstories’ rather than ‘histories’ as the cant phrase goes. 作为流行语的“她者历史”而非“他者历史”。 language peculiar to a specified group or profession and regarded with disparagement• 黑话，切口 »thieves' cant. 盗贼的黑话。◙ verb1. [no obj.] [dated] talk hypocritically and sanctimoniously about something• [旧] 发伪善的言论；说道貌岸然的话 »if they'd stop canting about ‘honest work’ they might get somewhere. 如果他们不再说“诚实工作”这类的虚伪话，他们会有所进益。【语源】
1. early 16th cent.: probably from Latin cantare 'to sing' (see chant ). The early meaning was 'musical sound, singing'; in the mid 17th cent. this gave rise to the senses 'whining manner of speaking' and 'form of words repeated mechanically in such a manner' (for example a beggar's plea), hence 'jargon' (of beggars and other such groups)
cant²◙ verb1. [with obj.] cause (something) to be in a slanting or oblique position; tilt • 使（某物）倾斜，使翘起 »he canted his head to look at the screen. 他翘着头看着屏幕。 [no obj.] take or have a slanting position• 倾斜，翘起 »mismatched slate roofs canted at all angles. . 错配的屋顶石板四处起翘。 [no obj.] (of a ship) swing round• （船）改变方向 »the ship canted to starboard. 船向右改变了航向。◙ noun1. [in sing.] a slope or tilt• 斜面；倾斜 »the outward cant of the curving walls. 外斜的曲墙。2. a wedge-shaped block of wood, especially one remaining after the better-quality pieces have been cut off• （尤指较好部分砍掉后的）楔形木材【语源】
1. Middle English (denoting an edge or brink): from Middle Low German kant, kante, Middle Dutch cant 'point, side, edge', based on a Romance word related to medieval Latin cantus 'corner, side'
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