catfish這個詞一直以來的本意是鯰魚,也叫做貓魚,即一種淡水魚。
但十多年前,這個古老的詞被引入了一個新的意思,也就是它的俚語版本,由于在線約會、社交媒體和信息平臺的增加,catfish也融入了網(wǎng)絡(luò)文化,現(xiàn)在指在網(wǎng)上不真實地展示自己的欺騙行為,就比如我們常說的照騙。
牛津詞典:
(US English, informal)
a person who pretends to be somebody else, usually somebody who does not really exist, on social media in order to trick somebody into having a relationship online
(美式英語,非正式用法)在社交媒體上偽裝身份來欺騙他人,尤其是以發(fā)展網(wǎng)戀為目的的人
維基百科對它也有一個定義:
Catfishing is a deceptive activity in which a person creates a fictional persona or fake identity on a social networking service, usually targeting a specific victim. The practice may be used for financial gain, to compromise a victim in some way, as a way to intentionally upset a victim, or for wish fulfillment.
Catfish是一種欺騙行為,指一個人在社交網(wǎng)絡(luò)服務(wù)上創(chuàng)建一個虛構(gòu)的角色或假身份,通常是針對特定的受害者而定制的。這種做法可能被用來獲取經(jīng)濟(jì)利益,或脅迫受害者以實現(xiàn)他的目的。
例句:
If a random, attractive person starts talking to you online, you are very likely being catfished.
如果忽然有個很有魅力的陌生人在網(wǎng)上開始和你聊天,你很可能是他釣魚交友的對象。
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