skulduggery

大学

n. 欺骗, 欺诈, 作假

发音

UK /skʌlˈdʌɡəɹi/
AU
UK /skʌlˈdʌɡɹi/
US /ˌskʌlˈdʌɡəɹi/
US /ˌskʌlˈdʌɡɹi/
US /ˌskəlˈdəɡ-/

词形变化

skulduggeries 复数 skulduggeries

别名

sculduggery scullduggery skullduggery

教材释义与例句

名词

作假；欺诈；诡计

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    A devious device or trick.

    可数 不可数
  2. 2.

    Dishonest, underhanded, or unscrupulous activities or behaviour.

    不可数 可数

词汇关系

名词

同义词 6

trickery hocus-pocus hanky-panky jiggery-pokery skullduggery slickness

上位词 3

deception deceit misrepresentation

词源

An alteration of Scots sculduddery, sculdudrie (“adultery, unchaste behaviour; obscenity, lewdness”), of long-uncertain origin (probably a euphemism). Relation to skull is speculative at best and likely folk etymology. The American spelling skullduggery is in keeping with terms such as skillful and willful.

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