中文词源
robbery 抢劫行为
来自 robber,劫匪，-y,名词后缀。
英语词源
- robbery (n.)
- c. 1200, from Old French roberie "robbery, theft," from rober "to rob" (see rob).
权威例句
- 1. They're just ripping the fans off; it's daylight robbery.
- 他们这是在盘剥歌迷，简直是明目张胆的打劫。
- 2. Police have ruled out robbery as a motive for the killing.
- 警方已排除因抢劫而杀人的可能。
- 3. Last year there was a plague of robbery and housebreaking.
- 去年抢劫和入室行窃成灾。
- 4. Armed robbery and abduction have been on the increase countrywide.
- 持械抢劫和诱拐案的案发率在全国范围内都有所上升。
- 5. About £50 million from the robbery five years ago is unaccounted for.
- 5年前发生的那起抢劫案中仍有大约5,000万英镑不知去向。