英语词汇“cant”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

单词	cant
释义	cant 1 of 7 noun (1) 1 : the expression or repetition of conventional or trite opinions or sentiments especially : the insincere use of pious words the cant of hypocrites 2 : a set or stock phrase 3 a : the private language of the underworld the cant of thieves b : jargon sense 1 c obsolete : the phraseology peculiar to a religious class or sect 4 : affected singsong or whining speech a beggar's cant cant 2 of 7 verb (1) canted; canting; cants intransitive verb 1 : to talk hypocritically canted about brotherly love 2 : to speak in cant or jargon The thieves were canting among themselves. 3 : to talk or beg in a whining or singsong manner bade me cant and whine in another place Samuel Johnson cant 3 of 7 verb (2) canted; canting; cants intransitive verb 1 : to pitch to one side : lean The deck of the ship was canting. 2 : slope The roof canted gently. transitive verb 1 : to set at an angle : tilt cant a cask 2 : to give a cant or oblique edge to : bevel cant off a corner 3 chiefly British : to throw with a lurch cant 4 of 7 noun (2) 1 a : an oblique or slanting surface the cant of a riverbank b : inclination, slope the cant of a gun barrel 2 : an external angle (as of a building) 3 : a log with one or more squared sides 4 obsolete : corner, niche cant 5 of 7 adjective (1) 1 : having canted corners or sides a cant molding 2 : inclined sense 2 a cant buttress cant 6 of 7 adjective (2) ˈkant dialectal, England : lively, lusty Cant 7 of 7 abbreviation 1 Canticle of Canticles 2 Cantonese Synonyms Noun (1) dissembling dissimulation hypocrisy insincerity piousness Verb (2) angle cock heel incline lean list pitch slant slope tilt tip Noun (2) diagonal grade gradient inclination incline lean pitch rake slant slope upgrade Adjective (1) canted diagonal graded inclined leaning listing oblique pitched raked slant slanted slantwise sloped sloping tilted tilting See all Synonyms & Antonyms Word History Etymology Verb (1) perhaps from Middle French dialect (Norman-Picard) canter to tell, literally, to sing, from Latin cantare — more at chant Noun (2) and Verb (2) Middle English cant side, probably from Middle Dutch or Middle French dialect; Middle Dutch, edge, corner, from Middle French dialect (Picard), from Latin canthus, cantus iron tire, perhaps of Celtic origin; akin to Welsh cant rim; perhaps akin to Greek kanthos corner of the eye Adjective (2) Middle English, probably from Middle Low German kant First Known Use Noun (1) 1640, in the meaning defined at sense 4 Verb (1) 1567, in the meaning defined at sense 3 Verb (2) circa 1543, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 2 Noun (2) 1603, in the meaning defined at sense 4 Adjective (1) 1663, in the meaning defined at sense 1 Adjective (2) 14th century, in the meaning defined above Phrases Containing cant* cant dog cant hook cant dog cant hook Medical Definition cant noun ˈkant : an oblique or slanting surface cant 1 of 4 noun (1) as in inclination the degree to which something rises up from a position level with the horizon a steep cant of the riverbank at that turn in the river Synonyms & Similar Words Relevance inclination slope incline lean climb upgrade gradient pitch rake diagonal bank grade slant rise ascent Antonyms & Near Antonyms fall decline hanging downgrade dip hang descent declivity declension receding declination See More cant 2 of 4 noun (2) 1 as in deception the pretending of having virtues, principles, or beliefs that one in fact does not have many accused the evangelist of cant, since his lavish lifestyle seemed to bear little resemblance to what he was preaching Synonyms & Similar Words deception deceit hypocrisy affectation deceptiveness pretense dissembling insincerity dissimulation pretension deceitfulness piousness shamming dishonesty falseness smoothness pretence affectedness fraudulentness fakery falsity duplicity artificiality perfidy sanctimoniousness pretentiousness double-dealing two-facedness oiliness glibness self-satisfaction unctuousness self-righteousness Antonyms & Near Antonyms sincerity genuineness honesty frankness truthfulness candor openness directness probity sincereness straightforwardness forthrightness naturalness unaffectedness artlessness openheartedness guilelessness See More 2 as in terminology the special terms or expressions of a particular group or field the colorful cant used by movie producers and publicity agents in Hollywood Synonyms & Similar Words terminology vocabulary dialect slang language jive jargon idiom shop argot lingo patois patter speech shoptalk colloquial regionalism vernacular pidgin colloquialism localism parlance vernacularism educationese computerese governmentese slanguage provincialism cyberspeak technobabble journalese bureaucratese cant 3 of 4 adjective as in leaning running in a slanting direction the cant buttresses on the interior walls are made of solid oak Synonyms & Similar Words leaning sloping sloped graded inclined diagonal tilted raked tilting canted listing slant pitched oblique slanted slantwise Antonyms & Near Antonyms level horizontal vertical plumb parallel perpendicular up-and-down See More cant 4 of 4 verb as in to tilt to set or cause to be at an angle carefully canted the ladder against the wall Synonyms & Similar Words tilt slope angle lean cock incline tip list deviate slant heel bank bend pitch descend retreat swerve recline veer decline Antonyms & Near Antonyms straighten even level flatten
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