plagiarize others' words; parrot
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesverb
to plagiarize another's words or ideas; to parrot
literaryA literary term expressing strong disapproval of intellectual dishonesty or lack of originality. Equivalent to modern terms like 'plagiarize' or 'parrot'.
Tā他
de的
wén文
zhāng章
liǎo了
wú无
xīn新
yì意
，
bù不
guò过
shì是
zài在
chāo剿
shuō说
qián前
rén人
bà罢
le了
。
His article offers nothing new; it's merely parroting the words of predecessors.
Xué学
shù术
yán研
jiū究
zuì最
jì忌
chāo剿
shuō说
，
bì必
xū须
yǒu有
zì自
jǐ己
de的
jiàn见
jiě解
。
Academic research most abhors plagiarism; one must have their own insights.
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Zhè这
wèi位
píng评
lùn论
jiā家
zhǐ只
huì会
chāo剿
shuō说
bào报
zhǐ纸
shàng上
de的
guān观
diǎn点
，
háo毫
wú无
chuàng创
jiàn见
。
This critic only knows how to parrot opinions from newspapers, showing no originality.