商務英語詞匯大全：今日熱詞-二手信息

今日單詞

hocus-pocus

中文釋義

騙術(名詞)

英文釋義

(noun) Deception; tricks used to fool someone, often maliciously.

例句

EXAMPLE: The fast-talking, eccentric inventor used a lot of hocus-pocus when he demonstrated his anti-gravity device, which never actually worked.

這位好忽悠的自負發明家在展示他的反重力設備時使用了大量的欺騙手段，他的設備實際上根本不起作用。

今日短語

secondhand information

中文釋義

二手信息

英文釋義

Information that is not from the original source, but instead from someone who heard it, and who may not be reliable; a formal term for "gossip"

例句

EXAMPLE: One of my co-workers told me she heard our boss say he's retiring next year, but I don't believe her because I never trust secondhand information.

我的一位同事告訴我，她聽我們老板說，他將在明年退休，但我不信她的話，因為我從不相信二手信息。

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