單詞
duplicity
英 [dju?'pl?s?t?; dj?-]
美[du'pl?s?ti]
基本信息
- n. 口是心非；表里不一；不誠實
TEM8GRE暢通詞匯
詞態變化
形容詞:?duplicitous;
中文詞源
duplicity 欺騙
來自duplicate, 兩折，模糊，引申義欺騙。
英文詞源
- duplicity (n.)
- early 15c., from Old French duplicite (13c.), from Late Latin duplicitatem (nominative duplicitas) "doubleness," in Medieval Latin "ambiguity," noun of quality from duplex (genitive duplicis) "twofold." The notion is of being "double" in one's conduct (compare Greek diploos "treacherous, double-minded," literally "twofold, double").
雙語例句
- 1. Malcolm believed he was guilty of duplicity in his private dealings.
- 馬爾科姆認為他在為其私底下兩面派的行為而心生愧疚。
來自柯林斯例句
- 2. Mercy, how he turned at the man's shameless duplicity.
- 老天啊, 這個家伙的無恥的欺騙行為,實在讓人惡心.
來自英漢文學 - 嘉莉妹妹
- 3. His duplicity caused us to distrust him.
- 他的口是心非使我們不相信他。
來自辭典例句
- 4. Some catalogs provide data on motions , variability, duplicity, etc.
- 有的星表還提供了運動, 是否變光以及雙星 、 聚星等等的資料.
來自辭典例句
- 5. We detest with horror the duplicity and villainy of the murderous hyenas of Bukharinite wreckers.
- 我們非常憎恨布哈林那幫兩面三刀、殺人破壞,干盡壞事的豺狼.
來自辭典例句
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