English Dictionary

contraband

IPA（発音記号）

/ˈkɒn.tɹəˌbænd/

名詞

不可算名詞 通常 アメリカ英語 可算名詞 歴史的

(uncountable) Any goods which are illicit or illegal to possess. / (uncountable) Goods which are prohibited from being traded, smuggled goods.

日本語の意味

禁制品（違法な所持や取引が禁止されている物品） / 密輸品（違法に運ばれる、または取引される物品）

Customs officers discovered contraband hidden in the shipment of ceramics.

税関職員は陶器の積荷の中に密輸品が隠されているのを発見した。

意味（1）

(uncountable) Any goods which are illicit or illegal to possess.

意味（2）

(uncountable) Goods which are prohibited from being traded, smuggled goods.

意味（3）

(countable, US, historical) A black slave during the American Civil War who had escaped to, or been captured by, Union forces.

While some Yanks treated contrabands with a degree of equity or benevolence, the more typical response was indifference, contempt, or cruelty.

contrabands （ plural ）