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
Word Originmid 16th cent.: via medieval Latin from Greek pirateia, from peiratēs, from peirein ‘to attempt, attack’ (from peira ‘an attempt’).