bogus /ˈbəʊɡəs/
IELTS丨TOEFL丨专八
外刊例句
In their KRACK scenario, wireless devices would be fooled into connecting to the bogus network. And the attacker would be able to access all of the info that devices send and receive while connected to that network—even if that info has been encrypted. Android and Linux would be especially vulnerable because of how their encryption keys are configured
在研究人员虚拟的KRACK(密钥重装攻击)攻击场景中,无线设备会被误导去连接伪造的网络。在连接期间,攻击者就可以获取该网络设备收发的所有信息,即使这些信息已经被加密。因为安卓和Linux加密密钥的配置方法,这两种系统特别易受到攻击。
——《科学美国人》
基本释义
bogus: If you describe something as bogus, you mean that it is not genuine.
adj. 假的;伪造的
追根溯源
在19世纪的美国新闻报纸上,bogus就被用来形容“伪造的东西”,但没有人知道这个词的确切来源。美国马萨诸塞州波士顿的一份新闻报刊认为,这个词是从意大利臭名昭著的骗子鲍格才(Borghese)的名字演变而来。
Borghese擅长开空头支票,经常到银行或商店里去兑换现金,然后一走了之。渐渐的,他的臭名远扬,大名Borghese也逐渐成了“冒牌的”或“伪造的”的同义词,后来拼写形式也缩写为bogus。还有几个特别重要的单词与bogus意思相近,例如:
counterfeit /ˈkaʊntəfɪt/ a.伪造的;假冒的
artificial /ˌɑːtɪˈfɪʃl/ a.人造的;仿造的
man-made /'mæn'meɪd/ a.人造的
影视例句
在美剧《复仇》中,Emily在调侃Aiden的穿着时,就用到了这个单词:
Aiden:So how do I look? Like someone about to go to a board induction, hopefully?
Emily:I would say that you look the part of both board member of a corrupt company, and treasurer for a bogus charity.
-我看起来怎么样? 像不像一个去参加董事会的人吗?
-我说你看起来既像腐败公司一名董事,又像假慈善机构的出纳员。
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