名詞 cant:

1. stock phrases that have become nonsense through endless repetition
   同義詞：buzzword
2. a slope in the turn of a road or track; the outside is higher than the inside in order to reduce the effects of centrifugal force
   同義詞：bank, camber
3. a characteristic language of a particular group (as among thieves)
   同義詞：slang, jargon, lingo, argot, patois, vernacular
4. insincere talk about religion or morals
   同義詞：pious platitude
5. two surfaces meeting at an angle different from 90 degrees
   同義詞：bevel, chamfer

動(dòng)詞 cant:

1. heel over
   同義詞：cant over, tilt, slant, pitch

1. The language or cant of thieves, tramps, or underworld figures.
   盜賊的黑話小偷、流浪漢或黑社會(huì)的人使用的語(yǔ)言或黑話
2. The jargon of a particular group; cant.
   黑話，行話某一特殊團(tuán)體的行話; 黑話

cant

n.（名詞）
Angular deviation from a vertical or horizontal plane or surface; an inclination or a slope.
傾斜：從一個(gè)垂直或水平面發(fā)生的傾斜；傾斜或斜面
A slanted or oblique surface.
斜面：一個(gè)傾的或傾斜的平面

A thrust or motion that tilts something.
導(dǎo)致傾斜的動(dòng)作：導(dǎo)致物體翻倒的一個(gè)突然的推力或移動(dòng)
The tilt caused by such a thrust or motion.
因此引起的傾倒：由這樣突然的震動(dòng)或移動(dòng)引起的傾倒
An outer corner, as of a building.
傾斜面：傾斜面，如一幢建筑的傾斜面
v.（動(dòng)詞）
cant.ed,cant.ing,cants
v.tr.（及物動(dòng)詞）
To set at an oblique angle; tilt.
使傾斜：給一個(gè)傾斜的角；使傾斜
To give a slanting edge to; bevel.
斜切：給…一個(gè)傾斜的邊；切出一個(gè)斜邊
To change the direction of suddenly.
突然改變…的方向
v.intr.（不及物動(dòng)詞）
To lean to one side; slant.
斜向一邊；傾斜
To take an oblique direction or course; swing around, as a ship.
傾向一邊：取一個(gè)斜的方向或路徑，如船的偏斜

來(lái)源：
Middle English [side]
中古英語(yǔ) [面]
from Old North French
源自 古法國(guó)北方方言
from Vulgar Latin *cantus [corner]
源自 俗拉丁語(yǔ) *cantus [角]
from Latin canthus [rim of wheel, tire]
源自 拉丁語(yǔ) canthus [輪的邊緣，輪胎]
[of Celtic origin]
[源于凱爾特語(yǔ)的]

cant
cant 2

n.（名詞）
Monotonous talk filled with platitudes.
無(wú)聊的話：滿是平庸之辭的單調(diào)無(wú)味的話
Hypocritically pious language.
偽善的話：虛偽的虔誠(chéng)語(yǔ)言
The special vocabulary peculiar to the members of an underworld group; argot.
黑話：下層社會(huì)成員所用的特殊詞匯；隱語(yǔ)
Whining speech, such as that used by beggars.
哀訴聲：哀訴聲，如乞丐常用
The special terminology understood among the members of a profession, discipline, or class but obscure to the general population; jargon.See Synonyms at dialect
術(shù)語(yǔ)，行話：在一個(gè)職業(yè)、學(xué)科或階層的成員間能被理解的特殊術(shù)語(yǔ)，但對(duì)一般大眾來(lái)說(shuō)卻晦澀難懂；專門(mén)術(shù)語(yǔ)參見(jiàn) dialect
v.intr.（不及物動(dòng)詞）
cant.ed,cant.ing,cants
To speak tediously or sententiously; moralize.
說(shuō)教：冗長(zhǎng)地或言簡(jiǎn)意賅地說(shuō)；說(shuō)教
To speak in argot or jargon.
用黑話講，用術(shù)語(yǔ)講
To speak in a whining, pleading tone.
哀訴：用哀求的、乞求的聲調(diào)講

來(lái)源：
Anglo-Norman cant [song, singing]
英法語(yǔ) cant [歌，歌唱的]
from canter [to sing]
源自 canter [歌唱]
from Latin cant3re * see kan-
源自 拉丁語(yǔ) cant3re *參見(jiàn) kan-

【引伸】
cant.ingly
adv.（副詞）
cant.ingness
n.（名詞）