【每日一词】canard -/ˈkænɑːrd/ n. 谣传,谎言,无稽之谈。
canard
“Canard” 是一个法语词，原意是“鸭子”。在英语中，指的是虚假报道、谣言或捏造的信息。这个意思来源于法语短语 "vendre un canard à moitié"（字面意思是“卖半只鸭子”），表示欺骗或误导。
1a: a false or unfounded report or story,especially : a fabricated report 虚假报道
The report about a conspiracy proved to be a canard.
1b: a groundless rumor or belief 谣言，谣传
the widespread canard that every lawyer is dishonest
2: an airplane with horizontal stabilizing and control surfaces in front of supporting surfaces
also : a small airfoil in front of the wing of an aircraft that can increase the aircraft's performance （飞机机翼前方的）水平安定面及升降舱（又是代替尾翼）
短语
canard configuration: 鸭式布局；鸭式结构； Magret de Canard: 鸭胸肉；鸭胸；法式鸭胸；
canard airplane: 鸭式飞机 canard wing: 前翼；鸭式翼
canard-type airplane: 前翼型飞机 foie gras de canard: 肥鸭肝
例句
The story about him quitting his job was just a canard. （关于他辞职的消息只是一个谣言。）
The article turned out to be a canard, full of misinformation. （这篇文章被证实是假的，充满了错误信息。）
Consequently, the Final Edition has a removable hood duct, front canards, and a carbon-fiber front spoiler.—Peter Lyon, Forbes, 15 Dec. 2024
The canard that the Jan. 6 riot was actually an FBI setup and was driven on by undercover agents has been circulating since the days after the attack.—Will Carless, USA TODAY, 14 Dec. 2024
For starters, we should be disabused of the canard that an incumbent president would be handcuffed in discharging constitutional duties if subject to prosecution.—Bruce Fein, Baltimore Sun, 4 Dec. 2024
And so much for the old canard about how children of shrinks grow up to be emotional wrecks.—Sigrid Nunez, The New Yorker, 1 Sep. 2024
