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cantingness

英[kænt] 美[kænt]
  • n.倾斜;斜面;斜角;伪善之言;黑话v.(使)倾斜;伪善地说;说术语adj.倾斜的
cantingly cantingness canted canted canting cants

详细释义

Noun:
  1. stock phrases that have become nonsense through endless repetition

  2. 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

  3. a characteristic language of a particular group (as among thieves);

    "they don't speak our lingo"

  4. insincere talk about religion or morals

  5. two surfaces meeting at an angle different from 90 degrees

Verb:
  1. heel over;

    "The tower is tilting"
    "The ceiling is slanting"

双语例句

    用作名词 (n.)
    1. The ship took on a dangerous cant to port.
      船只出现向左舷危险倾斜。
    2. There has been a great deal of politician's cant.
      说了一大堆政客惯用的言不由衷的话。
    3. The Prefect was fond of the cant of diplomacy.
      这位警察局长很爱好外交辞令。

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