• n. 海盗；盗版；侵犯专利权者
• vt. 掠夺；翻印；剽窃
• vi. 做海盗；从事劫掠

来自拉丁语pirata,水手，海盗，冒险者，来自希腊语peiran,尝试，攻击，来自PIE*per,向前，尝试，词源同forth,expert,peril.

pirate

pirate: [15] A pirate is etymologically someone who makes an ‘attempt’ or ‘attack’ on someone. The word comes via Latin pīrāta (where the notion of a ‘sea-robber’ first emerged) from Greek peirātés ‘attacker, marauder’, a derivative of the verb peiran ‘attempt, attack’. This came from the same base, *per- ‘try’, as produced English experience, expert, peril, repertory, etc.
=> experience, expert, peril, repertory

pirate (n.)

c. 1300 (mid-13c. as a surname), from Latin pirata "sailor, corsair, sea robber" (source of Spanish, Italian pirata, Dutch piraat, German Pirat), literally "one who attacks (ships)," from Greek peirates "brigand, pirate," literally "one who attacks," from peiran "to attack, make a hostile attempt on, try," from peira "trial, an attempt, attack," from PIE root *per- (3) "to try, risk" (cognates: Latin peritus "experienced," periculum "trial, experiment; attempt on or against; enterprise;" see peril). An Old English word for it was s?sceaea. Meaning "one who takes another's work without permission" first recorded 1701; sense of "unlicensed radio broadcaster" is from 1913.

pirate (v.)

1570s, from pirate (n.). Related: Pirated; pirating.

1. Pirate copies of the video are already said to be in Britain.

该录像带的盗版版本据说已在英国出现。

来自柯林斯例句

2. Ed played at being a pirate.

埃德扮海盗玩。

来自柯林斯例句

3. a pirate radio station

非法电台

来自《权威词典》

4. a pirate's treasure chest

海盗的财宝箱

来自《权威词典》

5. Of course I knew Max was a rogue, a bit of a pirate.

我当然知道麦克斯是个无赖，是个小流氓。

来自柯林斯例句