deceit

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n. 欺骗, 谎言 [经] 诈骗, 欺骗

发音

US /dɪˈsiːt/

词形变化

deceits 复数 deceits

别名

deceipt

教材释义与例句

名词

欺骗；谎言；欺诈手段

释义与例句

n. C1
  1. 1.

    An act or practice intended to deceive; a trick.

    欺骗

    可数 不可数

    The whole conversation was merely a deceit.

  2. 2.

    An act of deceiving someone.

    可数 不可数
  3. 3.

    The state of being deceitful or deceptive.

    不可数 可数
  4. 4.

    The tort or fraudulent representation of a material fact made with knowledge of its falsity, or recklessly, or without reasonable grounds for believing its truth and with intent to induce reliance on it; the plaintiff justifiably relies on the deception, to his injury.

    可数 不可数 法律

词汇关系

名词

同义词 5

deception dissembling dissimulation fraudulence misrepresentation

上位词 6

dishonesty falsehood falsification falsity misrepresentation untruth

下位词 10

blind cheating cheat pretending illusion bluff simulation delusion facade exaggeration

词源

From Middle English deceyte, from Old French deceite, deçoite, from decevoir (“to deceive”), from Latin dēcipere (“to cheat, mislead”).

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