plagiarize

IPA/ˈpleɪdʒəraɪz/
KK[plˈedʒɚˌaɪz]IPA/ˈpleɪdʒəraɪz/

plagiarize — 動詞

  • plagiarizepresent simple I / you / we / they
  • plagiarizeshe / she / it
  • plagiarizedpast simple
  • plagiarizing-ing form

1. to take someone else's writing, ideas, or creative work and present it as if you

1.動詞及物B2
釋義

抄襲

把別人的文字或想法當成自己的來使用

to take someone else's writing, ideas, or creative work and present it as if you created it yourself, without naming the real source

例句

Rodrigo plagiarized three paragraphs from an online article for his history essay.

Rodrigo 從一篇網路文章中抄襲了三段內容放進他的歷史論文裡。

plagiarize + from [source]

The university expelled Karim after he plagiarized his entire final paper.

Karim 整份期末報告都是抄襲的，因此被大學退學。

同義詞
  • copy

    broader term; can be done with or without permission or deception

  • steal

    stronger and more emotional; also covers physical theft, not just ideas

  • infringe

    legal term focused on violating rights rather than the act of deception

反義詞
  • cite

    to name the original source of information or ideas

  • credit

    to acknowledge the creator of a work or idea

文法句型

plagiarize + noun/noun phrase

plagiarize + from + source

用法筆記

Common in academic and professional settings. The object is usually a piece of writing, an idea, or a creative work — rarely a physical object. American spelling: 'plagiarize'; British English also accepts 'plagiarise'.

常見錯誤

❌I plagiarized several sources in my bibliography.
✅I cited several sources in my bibliography.
💡'plagiarize' means stealing without credit; 'cite' means giving proper credit to a source.
❌She quoted the passage, which is plagiarizing.
✅She quoted the passage and gave credit, so it is not plagiarizing.
💡quoting with proper attribution is not plagiarism.