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jiggery-pokery

/ˌdʒɪɡəri ˈpəʊkəri/ /ˌdʒɪɡəri ˈpoʊkəri/
  • n.
    欺骗

双语例句

  1. The company did not print the money to buy government bonds but a degree of financial jiggery-pokery was still involved.
    公司并未采取印钞买债的做法,不过还是包含一定程度的金融欺诈。
  2. Such jurisdictional jiggery-pokery is made possible in part by the Alien Tort Claims Act (ATCA), which lets foreigners bring alleged violations of international law before American courts.
    根据《外国人侵权索赔法案》——该法案允许外国人将涉嫌侵犯国际法的部分带到美国法庭上,此类司法管辖权欺诈在某种程度上是可能的。

网络短语

  • Jiggery Pokery
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同义词

英英释义

  • n.verbal misrepresentation intended to take advantage of you in some way

词源

  • jiggery-pokery骗局
    词源不详,可能来自jigger同韵俚语,即jiggle,晃动,摇摆,引申词义骗局。