| 单词 | defalcate |
|---|---|
| 音标 | ['di:fælkeit] |
| 解释 | v. 盗用公款 |
| 红宝书 | 【英】 v.盗用公款(embezzle ) 【例】 He has defalcated with $10,000 of the company's money. |
| 字源 | defalcate (v.) 1530s, "to lop off," from Medieval Latin defalcatus, past participle of defalcare (see defalcation). Modern scientific use dates from 1808. |
| 不择手段背单词 | v. 盗用公款 = embezzle 【记】de表示一种卑劣的行为, falc = fault错误, ate吃: 犯了一个卑劣的错误, 然后就去大吃大喝了－盗用公款 |
| 趣味全助记 | 【记】default 拖欠付款→就盗用公款；de不好 + falcate 钩，不好的扒，吃里扒外 |
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