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two-faced adj.
⇨ dishonest dishonest adjective dishonest ♦︎ devious ♦︎ hypocritical ♦︎ deceitful ♦︎ underhand ♦︎ lying ♦︎ two-facedThese words all describe people not being honest and intending to deceive people. 这些词均表示人不诚实的、意图骗人的。PATTERNS AND COLLOCATIONS 句型和搭配◆to be dishonest / devious / hypocritical of sb to do sth◆a dishonest / a devious / a hypocritical / a deceitful / an underhand manner / way◆dishonest / devious / deceitful / underhand tactics / means◆a dishonest / devious / underhand method◆dishonest / underhand dealings◆a lying / two-faced hypocrite◆to do something / nothing dishonest / underhand■ dishonest (rather formal) not honest; intending to deceive people 不诚实的；骗人的；欺骗性的◆Beware of dishonest traders in the tourist areas.在旅游区一定要谨防奸商。◆I don't like him, and it would be dishonest of me to pretend otherwise.我不喜欢他，如果假装喜欢，那我就不诚实了。 OPP honest ⇨ honest see also dishonesty ⇨ fraud 1 ▸ dishonestly adverb ◆He was accused of dishonestly obtaining property.他被控以欺骗手段谋取财产。■ devious / /ˈdiːviəs/ / behaving in a dishonest or indirect way in order to get sth （有所图而）不诚实的，不直率的◆He's as devious as a politician needs to be.他有做政治人物要必备的那种狡猾。◆They got rich by devious means.他们不择手段大发横财。ⓘ Devious is used to describe people, their minds, plans and schemes, and the ways, means, methods and tactics that they use. * devious用于描述不诚实的人以及他们的心思和手段，搭配词有mind、plan、scheme、way、means、method和tactic。 ➡ See also the entry for ⇨ cunning 另见cunning条■ hypocritical / /ˌhɪpəˈkrɪtɪkl/ / (rather formal) pretending to have moral standards or opinions that you do not actually have 伪善的；虚伪的◆It would be hypocritical of me to have a church wedding when I don't believe in God.要是我不信上帝，却到教堂去举行婚礼，那我就虚伪了。▸ hypocrisy / /hɪˈpɒkrəsi; NAmE hɪˈpɑːkrəsi/ noun [uncountable, countable] ◆ (rather formal) It's hypocrisy for them to pretend they were shocked at the news.他们听到这个消息后装出一副震惊的样子，真虚伪。◆She refused to conform to the usual practices and hypocrisies of high society.她拒绝遵从上流社会的习俗和虚伪做法。▸ hypocrite /ˈhɪpəkrɪt/ / noun [countable] ◆Charles was a liar and a hypocrite who married her for her money.查尔斯为了得到她的钱而同她结婚，是个骗子和伪君子。■ deceitful / /dɪˈsiːtfl/ / (formal) behaving in a dishonest way by telling lies and making people believe things that are not true 不诚实的；撒谎骗人的◆The government was accused of being hypocritical and deceitful.政府被指控伪善和欺骗民众。 see also deceit ⇨ fraud 1 NOTE 辨析 Dishonest or deceitful?People talk about dishonest dealings/practices/conduct in business, in which people are tricked, as well as dishonest workmen (= people who do building work and repairs in your home who trick you). Deceitful is used especially to describe sb who has told you a lie. * dishonest可修饰dealings、practices或conduct，表示生意中的欺诈行为，也可修饰workman。deceitful尤用以描述撒谎的人。■ underhand /ˌʌndəˈhænd; NAmE ˌʌndərˈhænd/ (rather formal) (of behaviour) secret and dishonest （行为）鬼鬼祟祟的，见不得人的◆I would never have expected her to behave in such an underhand way.我从未想到她的行为竟如此见不得人。◆I promise you there's nothing underhand about this agreement.我向你保证，这项协议绝对是光明正大的。ⓘ Underhand is used to talk about the ways, methods, means and tactics that people use to get what they want. * underhand用于修饰人们为达到目的而采用的方式和手段，可搭配的词有way、method、means和tactic。■ lying (informal, especially spoken) saying or writing sth that you know is not true 撒谎的；说谎的◆You lying little toad!你这个撒谎的小讨厌鬼！■ ˌtwo-ˈfaced (informal) not sincere; not acting in a way that supports what you say that you believe; saying different things to different people about a particular subject 两面派的；言行不一的；阳奉阴违的◆He accused her of being a two-faced liar.他指责她是个阳奉阴违的骗子。 |