hoax

vt. 愚弄；欺骗

n. 骗局；恶作剧

中文词源

hoax 骗局，欺骗

词源不确定，可能来自拉丁语jocus,笑话，词源同joke.引申词义嘲笑，骗局，欺骗。

hoax: hoax: see hocus pocus
hoax: 1796 (v.), 1808 (n.), probably an alteration of hocus "conjurer, juggler" (1630s), or directly from hocus-pocus. Related: Hoaxed; hoaxing.

谐音法：猴渴死----台上老君欺骗玉皇大帝说孙猴子在他的炼丹炉里海没有烧死时就渴死了。2. coax <=====> hoax.3. 美国电影：The Hoax：骗局。4. 谐音“忽客死”------把客人给忽悠死了。5. 谐音“猴可戏”-----戏弄猴子、耍猴啊。

2. He denied making the hoax call but was convicted after a short trial.: 他否认打过恶作剧电话，但经过一番短暂的审讯后被判有罪。

3. Students specialize in a particular type of practical joke: the hoax.: 学生们擅长于一种特殊形式的恶作剧 -- 设置骗局.

5. The fire - brigade answered the emergency call but there was no fire it was all a hoax.: 消防队接到报警电话后采取了行动,但是并没有火灾--这完全是一场恶作剧.