deceptive

di'septiv

六级托福 Collins 1

s. causing one to believe what is not true or fail to believe what is true
s. designed to deceive or mislead either deliberately or inadvertently

a. 迷惑的, 虚伪的, 欺诈的

Collins 星级

13,758

BNC 频率

11,485

使用频率

deceptive 由词根 cept（接受）和前缀 de-（向下、否定）组成，表示“使人接受错误的信息”，因此可以理解为“欺骗的”。

例句

1. The advertisement was misleading and very deceptive.

这个广告具有误导性，非常具有欺骗性。

2. Her smile was deceptive; she was actually feeling very sad.

她的微笑是欺骗性的；她实际上感到非常伤心。

3. Don't trust everything you see online; some information can be deceptive.

不要相信你在网上看到的所有东西；有些信息可能是欺骗性的。