thievery

中文来自 ECDICT

n.: 偷窃，赃物

构词拆分

thieve词根/词干

-ery后缀

Added to occupational etc. nouns to form other nouns meaning the "art, craft, or practice of." · Added to verbs to form nouns meaning "place of" (an art, craft, or practice).

词源说明

From thieve +‎ -ery. Compare Old Frisian deverie ("thievery; theft"; > West Frisian dieverij; Saterland Frisian Däiweräi), Dutch dieverij (“thievery”), German Low German Deveree (“thievery; theft”), German Dieberei (“thievery”), Danish tyveri (“thievery; theft; larceny”), Swedish tjuveri (“thievery”).

释义（英文）

名词 Noun

The act of theft, the act of stealing.
(obsolete) That which is stolen.