| 词汇 | deviousness |
| 释义 | deviousness noun[ U ] uk /ˈdiː.vi.əs.nəs/ us /ˈdiː.vi.əs.nəs/ the quality of being dishonest or tricking people, but often also being clever and successful: 算计;狡诈 This is a movie that explores the deviousness of human nature.这是一部探讨人性狡诈的电影。 Lucy's deviousness hurt Lem deeply.露西的精明算计深深伤害了莱姆。 See devious She's demonstrated deviousness and a total lack of willingness to accept responsibility for her own mistakes. He reluctantly admired their deviousness. He shook his head at the sheer extent of human deviousness. Sly & devious artful artfully artfulness backdoor calculating cunningly devious deviously disingenuous disingenuously ducking guileful guilefully legerdemain Machiavellian Machiavellianism tricky underhand weaselly wily You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics: Lies, lying & hypocrisy Examples of deviousnessdeviousness Then, talent—rather than cunning or deviousness—will be releaed. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 As the report indicates, the auditors were dealing with an extraordinary degree of deception and deviousness. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 His record of deceit and deviousness must surely prevent any of us here from giving him the benefit of the doubt. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 This week we have government by subterfuge and deviousness. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Far be it from me to ascribe deviousness to draftsmen, but it is possible to benefit one party rather than the other. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 That is partly due to the deviousness of such things as the poll tax. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 It confirms that they can buy more time through procrastination, deviousness and orchestrated delays. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 What we know—and there is no secret about it—is that people were not aware of the extraordinary deviousness and equally extraordinary skill in concealment. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 We all know that there is some deviousness about. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Many others are known to the police but, through their deviousness, avoid conviction. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 We must never underestimate the skill and the deviousness of those involved in the trade. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 If it is effective, then people realise that they cannot evade their obligations by deviousness. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Then, talent—rather than cunning or deviousness—will be released. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The eloquence of its language is surpassed only by the deviousness of its intentions. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The sheer cynicism and deviousness of many of those who sought to fob us off with that supposed concession at the time know no bounds. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 See all examples of deviousness These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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