piracy
noun /ˈpaɪrəsi/
/ˈpaɪrəsi/
[uncountable]- the crime of attacking ships at sea in order to steal from them
海上抢劫 - the act of making illegal copies of DVDs, computer programs, books, etc., in order to sell them
盗版行为；非法复制 - software piracy
软件盗版行为
see also pirate - software piracy
词源mid 16th cent.: via medieval Latin from Greek pirateia, from peiratēs, from peirein ‘to attempt, attack’ (from peira ‘an attempt’).