(especially in the past) a person on a ship who attacks other ships at sea in order to steal from them （尤指旧时的）海盗 There were reports that a pirate ship had come looking for treasure in the cove. 有报道称一艘海盗船曾来这个海湾寻宝。
(often used as an adjective 常用作形容词 a person who makes illegal copies of books, computer programs, etc., in order to sell them 盗版者；盗印者 a pirate edition 盗版 software pirates 软件盗版者
(often used as an adjective 常用作形容词 a person or an organization that broadcasts illegally 非法播音的人（或组织） a pirate radio station 非法电台
see also piracy
Word OriginMiddle English: from Latin pirata, from Greek peiratēs, from peirein ‘to attempt, attack’ (from peira ‘an attempt’).