hoax
- n. 骗局, 恶作剧
- v. 欺骗, 愚弄
- Definition
- n. a trick intended to deceive people
- v. to trick someone into believing something false
- Example
- The email claiming free prizes turned out to be a hoax.
- 那封声称有免费奖品的邮件原来是个骗局。
Synonyms & Differences 近义词辨析
Compared meaning: the act of deceiving someone (noun).
比较义项：欺骗他人的行为（名词）。
- fraud
Denotes a criminal act of deliberately deceiving someone, typically to obtain money, property or benefits illegally; a formal, legal term often paired with words like credit-card, insurance or tax.
指故意欺骗他人以非法获取金钱、财产或利益的犯罪行为；是较正式的法律用词，常与信用卡、保险、税务等词搭配。
The company was fined heavily for accounting fraud that hid millions in losses.
该公司因掩盖数百万美元亏损的会计欺诈行为而被处以重罚。
- hoax 本词
A trick designed to make people believe something false, often for mischief, publicity or malice rather than financial gain; usually gets exposed and proven untrue.
指为了恶作剧、博取关注或恶意而设计的骗局，目的是让人们相信虚假的事情，未必是为了金钱；通常会被揭穿，证明是假的。
Scientists quickly proved the viral photo of the giant spider was a hoax.
科学家很快证明那张疯传的巨型蜘蛛照片是一场骗局。
Fraud and hoax both mean deceiving someone. Fraud is a serious crime to get money or property illegally, a formal legal word. Hoax means tricking people with false information, often as a joke, not always about money or crime.
fraud 和 hoax 都表示欺骗行为，但语气和侧重点不同：fraud 强调为谋取金钱或财产而实施的犯罪行为，属于较正式、严肃的法律用语；hoax 则强调制造虚假信息去愚弄他人，动机可能是恶作剧或博取关注，不一定涉及金钱，也不一定构成犯罪。