| 词汇 | duplicity |
| 释义 | duplicity noun[ U ] formaluk /dʒuˈplɪs.ə.ti/ us /duːˈplɪs.ə.t̬i/ dishonest talk or behaviour, especially by saying different things to two people: 欺骗;（尤指）搞两面派 duplicity inThey were accused of duplicity in their dealings with both sides.他们被指责在与双方打交道的过程中玩弄两面派伎俩。 Synonym double-dealing 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 duplicityduplicity Many who remained were as likely to empathise with the cardinal's alleged duplicity as to condemn it. The potential duplicity of visual representation thus requires a vigilant set of empirical tests. The duplicity and professional incompetence of a few such frauds is legend among forensic linguists. Indeed, duplicity was basic to the whole culture of containment as a nation which honored its informers seemed resigned to its dissemblers. Like the rest of us, judges disapprove of duplicity. It marked the beginning of the duplicity theory as well as of visual ecology. This tendency included state interventionism in the economy and clientelism, which was conducive to corruption and duplicity in the war against drug trafficking. The level of duplicity is quite amazing. The conventional reading would focus upon the duplicity and hypocrisy of its central characters: the immoral conduct of the religious revealing piety as but an outward pretense. In leaving behind issues of the (re)creation of a historical voice and the recuperation of an ancient personality, they detach themselves also from the attendant difficulties of duplicity. In practice, the evidence on the support that brothers actually provide is mixed: ethnographies give examples both of brothers helping a sister in need, and of their neglect and duplicity. There was duplicity in both cases; let us be candid about it. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 It was introduced with deceit, duplicity and dishonour. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 At that time, we witnessed an example of duplicity. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Are they sincere and honest, or are they guilty of great duplicity in deceiving the electorate? 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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