cozen是源自英語的動詞,既可用作及物動詞(如"cozen sb out of sth")也可作不及物動詞,核心語義為通過欺騙手段獲取利益或隱瞞真相。其英式音標為[ˈkʌzn],美式音標為[ˈkʌzən],常見於托福、雅思等英語標準化考試辭彙範圍。該詞在文學及口語中常描述以詭計誘使他人行動,如"He cozened the old lady into buying his goods",並派生有名詞形式"cozener"(騙子)與"cozenage"(欺騙行為)。
基本介紹
- 詞性:動詞(及物/不及物)
- 發音:英[ˈkʌzn],美[ˈkʌzən]
- 英文釋義:be false to; be dishonest with
- 考試關聯:托福、雅思常考辭彙
- 詞源:源自古英語,含欺騙義
- 詞組搭配:cozen sb out of sth
發音特點
詞性及用法
- She cozened her uncle into signing the contract
- The salesman cozened him out of his savings
常見搭配
- cozen into:通過欺騙達成目的(cozen him into marriage)
- cozen out of:通過欺詐獲取物品(cozened money out of the victim)
- cozen with:用特定手段行騙(cozened with flattery)
派生辭彙
- cozener:名詞,指實施欺騙者(The cozener was arrested)
- cozenage:名詞,指欺騙行為(an act of cozenage)
- cozening:形容詞/現在分詞,描述欺騙過程(a cozening smile)
考試關聯
- 托福閱讀中涉及道德倫理類文章
- 雅思寫作要求描述社會現象時的精準用詞
- GRE填空題中作為同義詞替換選項(與beguile、hoodwink近義)
例句分析
- "She didn't cozen me; she let me cozen myself" 體現自我欺騙的心理機制
- "This might be some ploy to cozen her" 展示計謀性欺騙
- "They cozened the password out of the secretary" 說明信息竊取手段
- "Don't try to cozen me with fake documents" 警告防範欺詐
- 在18世紀英語中常用於描述商業欺詐(cozened in the marketplace)
- 莎士比亞戲劇中象徵人性弱點(如《奧賽羅》潛在台詞)

