| 词汇 | duplicitous |
| 释义 | duplicitous adjective formaluk /dʒuˈplɪs.ɪ.təs/ us /duːˈplɪs.ə.t̬əs/ involving duplicity: 两面派的，双面的 a duplicitous traitor/spy/politician双面叛徒／间谍／政客 Synonym two-faceddisapproving deceiving others and not telling the truth dishonestThe press called out the campaign's dishonest tactics. untrustworthyHe made the mistake of basing his news story on an untrustworthy source. deviousIt was a devious plan - but would it work? deceitfulShe's deeply deceitful and not to be trusted. Lies, lying & hypocrisy a pack of liesidiom artifice bad faith black is whiteidiom cakeism falsification feed someone a lineidiom fib fiction flimflam lie mythologize perjure perjury polygraph someone can talk!idiom stretch the truthidiom weasel words white lie whopper Examples of duplicitousduplicitous He is extremely sly and duplicitous with those around him. Your duplicitous feelings and behavior are physiologically grounded. This serves to illustrate the duplicitous nature of agricultural returns! They are not so much different from as duplicitous with respect to their sources. The wholesome properties of beer consumed by the workers stand in contrast to the duplicitous consumption of spirits by those promoting abstinence. So friendship is often false and duplicitous, and even where it is not, it has the potential to become so. Such linguistic sleights, however, appeared to many as duplicitous. In the early modern printed book, perhaps more intensely than its manuscript predecessor, the friction between competing modes of authorship placed the duplicitous nature of the author in sharp relief. They are so duplicitous that they would not ask for water if they were thirsty. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 That was duplicitous and disingenuous, to say the least. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 It is concerned with increased integration which, as part of a duplicitous package, involves increased repression and control. From Europarl Parallel Corpus - English Quite frankly, he has been duplicitous on a number of occasions. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 There is nothing duplicitous about placing amendments on the amendment paper. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 There was no mention of duplicitous local authorities, but no real apology either. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Many people see that as a duplicitous approach to an objective which is not explicitly declared. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 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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