rort

名词 n. 动词 v.
中文释义

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. A scam or fraud, especially involving the misappropriation of public money or resources. Australia,New-Zealand
    — 2008, Australian House of Representatives, Parliamentary Debates (Hansard), page 4067, Not all of the projects were bad or rorts; the majority were no doubt valuable to their communities.
动词 v.
  1. To cheat or defraud. Australia,New-Zealand,transitive
    — He wants to change the system for the benefit of all and wants to stop the incredible rorting that has occurred within the prisons system.

词形变化

rorts plural rorts present,singular,third-person rorting participle,present rorted participle,past rorted past

词源

词源 1
Probably a back-formation from rorty (“boisterous or rowdy, saucy, dissipated, or risqué”). Originally slang but now in common usage.
词源 2
Probably a back-formation from rorty (“boisterous or rowdy, saucy, dissipated, or risqué”). Originally slang but now in common usage.
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