1620s, from -ism + plagiary (n.) "plagiarist, literary thief" (1590s), from Latin plagiarius "kidnapper, seducer, plunderer, one who kidnaps the child or slave of another," used by Martial in the sense of "literary thief," from plagiare "to kidnap," plagium "kidnapping," from plaga "snare, hunting net," perhaps from PIE *plag- (on notion of "something extended"), from root *plak- (1) "to be flat" (see placenta).
实用例句
1. There were accusations of plagiarism.
曾有过关于剽窃的指控。来自《权威词典》
2. He's accused of plagiarism.
他被指控剽窃。来自辞典例句
3. Now he's in real trouble. He's accused of plagiarism.
现在他是真遇到麻烦了。他被指控剽窃。来自辞典例句
4. He smells out plagiarism with the fury of a witch - doctor.
