cant

• n. 斜面；伪善之言；黑话；角落
• vi. 倾斜；讲黑话
• vt. 把…棱角去掉；使…倾斜；甩掉
• adj. 行话的；哀诉声的；假仁假义的

1.伪善言辞，词源同chant, 唱，吟唱。

2.倾斜，来自PIE *kemb, 弯，转，词源同camber, change,decant.

1. stock phrases that have become nonsense through endless repetition

2. a slope in the turn of a road or track; the outside is higher than the inside in order to reduce the effects of centrifugal force

3. a characteristic language of a particular group (as among thieves);

"they don't speak our lingo"

4. insincere talk about religion or morals

5. two surfaces meeting at an angle different from 90 degrees

cant

cant: English has two separate words cant. The older, ‘oblique angle’ [14], originally meant ‘edge’, and appears to have come via Middle Low German kant or Middle Dutch cant, both meaning ‘edge’ or ‘corner’, from Vulgar Latin *canto, a descendant of Latin cantus ‘iron tyre’. which was probably of Celtic origin (Welsh cant means ‘rim’).

The accusative case of the Vulgar Latin word, *cantōnem, was the source of English canton [16], originally ‘corner, section’, now ‘territorial division’; while its Italian descendant, canto, may be the source of Italian cantina ‘cellar’, from which English got canteen [18]. Cant ‘thieves’ jargon’ or ‘hypocritical talk’ [16] was probably originally a specific application of the Latin verb cantāre ‘sing’ (source also of English chant, canto, cantor, cantata, and canticle).

It is usually assumed that the usage derives from an ironic transference of the singing of church congregations or choirs to the wheedling ‘song’ of beggars and (by association) thieves.
=> canteen, canton; cantata, cantor, chant

cant (n.1)

"insincere talk," 1709, earlier it was slang for "whining of beggars" (1640s), from the verb in this sense (1560s), from Old North French canter (Old French chanter) "to sing, chant," from Latin cantare, frequentative of canere "to sing" (see chant (v.)). Sense in English developed after 1680 to mean the jargon of criminals and vagabonds, thence applied contemptuously by any sect or school to the phraseology of its rival.

... Slang is universal, whilst Cant is restricted in usage to certain classes of the community: thieves, vagrom men, and -- well, their associates. ... Slang boasts a quasi-respectability denied to Cant, though Cant is frequently more enduring, its use continuing without variation of meaning for many generations. [John S. Farmer, Forewords to "Musa Pedestris," 1896]

cant (n.2)

"slope, slant," late 14c., Scottish, "edge, brink," from Old North French cant "corner" (perhaps via Middle Low German kante or Middle Dutch kant), from Vulgar Latin *canthus, from Latin cantus "iron tire of a wheel," possibly from a Celtic word meaning "rim of wheel, edge" (compare Welsh cant "bordering of a circle, tire, edge," Breton cant "circle"), from PIE *kam-bo- "corner, bend," from root *kemb- "to bend, turn, change" (cognates: Greek kanthos "corner of the eye," Russian kutu "corner").

I cant seem to focus on anything, because 1 still haven't decided if I should accept the offer for that PhD program in London, or if I should take the job offer in New York.

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...politicians holding forth with their usual hypocritical cant.

政客们夸夸其谈,依旧是那些虚伪的大道理。

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What if you cant find your classroom?

如果你找不到教室,那可怎么办 呢 ?

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You can run away but you cant hide.

你可以大步跑开但你不能逃避.

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I cant put up with you any more!

我无法再去容忍你!

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Ellie: Manny, you cant pick favorites with your kids!

艾丽: 曼尼, 不能对孩子们挑三拣四!

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I cant do my homework and I cant look straight.

作业我没法专心做;上课我没法注意听.

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Back at home, I keep thinking of that boy; I cant concentrate on my teachers lecture.

在家, 我一直想着那个男孩, 所以无法专心在功课上.

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And the dreams that you dare to, oh why, oh why cant I?

在彩虹之上,有个遥远的地方你敢拥有梦想, 为何, 为何我不能?

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And I love you cant you see?

我也因此爱您,您知道 么 ?

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I cant believe my bad luck.

我真不敢相信我这麽衰.

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I cant swim without goggles.

我不戴护目镜无法游泳.

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You wont catch me crying cos I just cant win.

你吃我哭泣产地来源证我只惯于斜面赢.

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I cant imagine living in such a place.

我难以想像生活在这样一个地方.

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Noise distracts him, so he cant study for exams.

喧闹声分散了他的注意力, 所以他无法进行考试的复习.

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Because we are here we cant help being pure.

因为我们在这儿所以我们无法使他人变得纯粹.

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There has been a great deal of politician's cant.

说了一大堆政客惯用的言不由衷的话.

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I am too busy now. I cant stop to help you.

现在我太忙, 我不能停下来帮助你.

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It covers a wide linguistic scope , including local dialect, jargon, cant and blasphemy.

它的存在十分广泛, 其中包括土语、行话 、 隐语、暗语 、 黑话、禁语.

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Cant you see that I am not afraid?

斜面看到我不怕你 吗 ?

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You can finish the work before supper, cant you?

你能在晚饭前完成这件工作, 是不是?

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Because eroticism business lies in grey area of the society, we cant control its scale effectively.

由于色情业存在于社会的灰色地带, 对其发展的规模无法进行有效的管理和制约.

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And if I cant get either, I really try.

如果我得到斜面要么, 我真的尝试.

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I remember those days, cant get over you.

我记得那几天我忘不了你.

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Boy, cant wait to fly it again!

干, 等不及要再去飞了!

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So precious is time that we cant afford to waste it.

时间是如此珍贵,我们不能浪费它.

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You cant cash the check till its cleared.

要等到交换之后,你才能提领现金支票.

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You hurt me again and again . I cant you ang more!

我也是很久以前看的,所以几乎想不起来了.

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Earthquake can shock houses, but cant shock the resolution of the chinese people.

地震可以震倒房屋, 但震不倒中国人民的决心.

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I cant tell you how sorry I am for it.

我为此感到极为遗憾.

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