plagiarise

plagiarise — verb

1. to take words, ideas, or creative work produced by someone else and present them

1.動詞及物 / 不及物B2
釋義

to take words, ideas, or creative work produced by someone else and present them as if they were your own original creation, especially in an academic or professional setting

例句

Vikram was expelled after investigators proved he had plagiarised his dissertation from a blog.

passive: be + plagiarised + from

Manuela checked every footnote in her paper, afraid of accidentally plagiarising someone's work.

plagiarise + someone's + [noun]

同義詞
  • copy

    broader and less negative; copying can be done with or without permission and does not necessarily involve deception

  • steal

    more general; refers to taking anything dishonestly, not specifically intellectual property

  • pirate

    specifically refers to reproducing and distributing copyrighted material without authorisation (usually digital)

  • cheat

    broader still; covers any rule-breaking for unfair advantage, not limited to written work

反義詞
  • cite

    to quote or refer to a source properly, giving credit

  • attribute

    to state clearly who created the original work

  • credit

    to acknowledge someone as the source of ideas or words

文法句型

plagiarise + noun phrase

plagiarise from + noun phrase

be plagiarised + (by + noun phrase)

用法筆記

Commonly used in academic, journalistic, and artistic contexts. The object is typically written or creative material (an essay, a book, a song, a design). The preposition 'from' introduces the original source. The passive form ('it was plagiarised') is frequent in official findings or accusations.

常見錯誤

❌He copied a paragraph from the textbook.
✅He plagiarised a paragraph from the textbook.
💡'copy' simply means reproducing; 'plagiarise' adds the deception of presenting it as your own work without credit.