cant

• 名词，有几个含义：可以指虚伪或不真诚的言语，尤指关于宗教或道德的；某一群体使用的专门语言、行话；或倾斜、斜面，如道路或表面的坡度。

A noun with multiple meanings: it can refer to hypocritical or insincere talk, especially about religion or morals; the specialized language of a particular group; or a slope or tilt, such as on a road or surface.

1. Hypocritical or insincere talkC1formal

   Stock phrases that have become meaningless through excessive repetition, often used to sound moral or pious without genuine feeling.

   虚伪的言词

   • The politician's speech was full of cant about family values.
   • He dismissed their moralizing as mere cant.
   • The sermon was nothing but religious cant.

   同义词drivelempty talkhumbughypocrisyinsinceritypretensesanctimonyshamtwaddle

   反义词honestysinceritytruthfulness

2. Slang or jargon of a groupC1informal

   A characteristic language of a particular group, such as thieves or a subculture, used to communicate secretly or to identify members.

   行话

   • The thieves used cant to avoid being understood by the police.
   • The book explains the cant of the London underworld.
   • Teenagers often develop their own cant.

   同义词argotdialectidiomjargonlingoparlancepatoisslangvernacular

3. Angular slope or tiltC2formal

   A slope or tilt, especially on a road or track where the outside edge is higher than the inside to counteract centrifugal force.

   倾斜

   • The racing track has a steep cant on the curves.
   • Engineers calculated the optimal cant for the railway bend.
   • The road's cant helps vehicles maintain speed through the turn.

   同义词bankinclineslantslopetilt

4. Beveled edge or angleC2formal

   A surface or edge that is cut at an angle, typically where two surfaces meet at an angle other than 90 degrees.

   斜面

   • The carpenter cut a cant on the edge of the wooden beam.
   • The stone block has a precise cant for the corner of the building.
   • A cant is often used in architecture for decorative molding.

   同义词bevelchamferslantslope

• 动词，指使某物倾斜或置于斜角；也用于描述虚伪、不真诚的言谈，尤指关于宗教或道德的伪善言论。

A verb meaning to tilt, slant, or be at an angle; also used to describe hypocritical or insincere talk, especially about religion or morals.

1. Tilt or heel overB2formal

   To tilt or lean to one side, especially of a ship or vehicle.

   倾斜

   • The ship began to cant dangerously in the storm.
   • He canted the ladder against the wall.
   • The car canted sharply as it took the corner.

   同义词careenheelinclineleanlistslanttilttip

   反义词levelright

短语动词变体cant over