deceit

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四级六级考研托福GRE Collins 1

n the quality of being fraudulent
n a misleading falsehood
n the act of deceiving

n. 欺骗, 谎言
[经] 诈骗, 欺骗

Collins 星级

14,500

BNC 频率

15,761

使用频率

deceit 由前缀 de- 和词根 ceit 组成，de- 表示否定或反转，ceit 源自拉丁语 capere（抓取、接受），合起来可以理解为“抓取真相的反面”，即欺骗。

例句

1. She felt betrayed by his deceit when she discovered the truth.

当她发现真相时，她感到被他的欺骗背叛了。

2. Deceit can ruin relationships and trust between people.

欺骗可以破坏人们之间的关系和信任。

3. The politician's deceit was exposed by the media after the investigation.

经过调查，媒体揭露了那位政治家的欺骗行为。