duplicitous

/djʊˈplɪsɪtəs/ /djuːˈplɪsətəs/

Meanings

adjective

两面三刀，口是心非。

Given to or marked by deliberate deceptiveness in behavior or speech.

Examples :

"The car salesman seemed friendly, but his duplicitous tactics, like hiding the car's accident history, made us distrust him. "

那个汽车销售员看起来很友善，但他两面三刀的伎俩，比如隐瞒车辆的事故记录，让我们对他产生了不信任感。

Related Words

friendly noun

/ˈfɹɛndli/

友谊赛，友谊赛性质的比赛

"The teacher organized a friendly game of basketball after school. "

放学后，老师组织了一场篮球友谊赛。

hiding verb

/ˈhaɪdɪŋ/

隐藏，躲藏。

"He hides his magazines under the bed."

他把杂志藏在床底下。

behavior noun

[bɪˈheɪvjə] [bɪˈheɪvjɚ]

行为，举止，品行。

"The child's disruptive behavior in class was a concern for the teacher. "

这孩子在课堂上扰乱秩序的行为让老师很担心。

seemed verb

/siːmd/

看起来，似乎，好像。

"He seems to be ill. Her eyes seem blue. It seems like it is going to rain later. How did she seem to you?"

他看起来好像生病了。她的眼睛看起来是蓝色的。看起来好像晚点要下雨。你觉得她怎么样？

history noun

/ˈhɪst(ə)ɹi/

历史, 史, 史实

"History repeats itself if we don’t learn from its mistakes."

如果我们不从历史的错误中吸取教训，历史就会重演。

accident noun

/ˈæk.sə.dənt/

事故，意外。

"to die by an accident"

因意外事故而死

tactics noun

/ˈtæktɪks/

策略，战术。

"To win the chess game, she used clever tactics, like sacrificing her pawn to control the center of the board. "

为了赢得这场象棋比赛，她运用了巧妙的战术，比如牺牲一个卒来控制棋盘中心。

marked adjective

/ˈmɑːkɪd/ /mɑɹkt/ /mɑːkt/

有记号的，显著的。

"The teacher marked the student's paper with a red pen. "

老师用红笔在学生的试卷上做了标记。

distrust noun

/dɪsˈtɹʊst/ /dɪsˈtɹʌst/

不信任，怀疑。

"The constant lies created a deep distrust between the siblings. "

持续不断的谎言在兄妹之间造成了深深的不信任感。

deliberate verb

/dəˈlɪbərət/ /dəˈlɪbəreɪt/

深思熟虑，仔细考虑。

"It is now time for the jury to deliberate the guilt of the defendant."

现在轮到陪审团对被告是否有罪进行深思熟虑了。

salesman noun

/ˈseɪlzmən/ /ˈseɪlsmən/

推销员，销售员

"The salesman at the electronics store showed my dad several different laptops. "

这家电子商店的销售员给我爸爸展示了几款不同的笔记本电脑。

speech noun

/ˈspiːtʃ/

说话能力，言语。

"It was hard to hear the sounds of his speech over the noise. He had a bad speech impediment."

由于噪音太大，很难听清他说的话。他有严重的口吃，说话不太利索。