欺騙 (-) Flashcards
deceive
deceive [dɪˈsiv]
(v) 欺騙
(MW1) to make (someone) believesomething that is not true
(MW2) to cause to accept as trueor validwhat is false or invalid
[源] de- (away) + ceiv- (= cept-, take) +-e (動尾) ，欺騙是 “拿走別人的東西”。
[衍] deception [dɪˈsɛpʃən] (n) “欺騙”。
[衍] deceit [dɪˈsit] (n) “欺騙”。
[衍] deceitful [dɪˈsitfəl] (a) “欺騙的”。
[例] Her parents punished her for trying to deceive them.
equivocate
equivocate [ɪˈkwɪvəˌket]
(v) 說謊
(MW1) to use unclear languageespecially to deceive or mislead someone
(MW2) to use equivocal (模稜兩可的) language especially withintent to deceive
[源] equ- (same) + -i- (膠水) + voc- (voice) + -ate (動尾) ，小天使小惡魔的聲音一樣大使你 “模糊”。
[衍] equivocation [ɪˌkwɪvəˈkeʃən] (n) “說謊”。
[例] The applicant seemedto be equivocating when we asked himabout his last job.
prevaricate
prevaricate [prɪˈværəˌket]
(v) 說謊 (= lie)
(MW1) to avoid telling the truth by not directlyanswering a question
(MW2) todeviate from the truth: EQUIVOCATE
[衍] prevarication [prɪˌværəˈkeʃən] (n) “說謊”。
[例] Government officialsprevaricated about the real costs ofthe project.
mendacious
mendacious [mɛnˈdeʃəs]
(a) 欺騙的
(MW1) not honest: likely to tell lies
(MW2) given to orcharacterized by deceptionor falsehood or divergencefrom absolute truth <mendacious tales of his adventures >
[衍] mendacity [mɛnˈdæsətɪ] (n) “欺騙”。
[例] The newspaperstory was mendacious and hurtful.
duplicity
duplicity [djuˈplɪsətɪ]
(n) 欺騙
(MW1) dishonestbehavior that is meant totrick someone
(MW2) contradictory doubleness of thought,speech, or action especially: the belying(內外不一致) of one’strue intentions by deceptive words oraction
[源] du- (= di-,two) + plic- (= plec-,fold) + -ity (名尾) ，“雙”面人見人說人話，見鬼說鬼話。
[例] We were lucky not to be taken in by his duplicity.
beguile
beguile [bɪˈgaɪl]
(v) 欺騙
(MW1) to trick or deceive (someone)
(MW2) tolead by deception
[源] be- (make) + guile (欺騙) ，使 “欺騙”。
[例] She was cunning(狡猾的) enough to beguile her classmates into doing the work forher.
[形] guileless [ˈgaɪllɪs] (a) “天真的” (= artless) 。
subterfuge
subterfuge [ˈsʌbtɚˌfjudʒ]
(n) 用詭計欺騙 (以逃脫)
(MW1) the useoftricksespecially to hide,avoid, or get something
(MW2) deception by artifice (詭計) or stratagem in order toconceal, escape, or evade
[源] subter-(= sub-, secretly) + fug- (flee) + -e(名尾) ，秘密逃走要 “用詭計欺騙”。
[例] As soon as we realized that youhad won our support by a subterfuge, we withdrewour endorsement of your candidacy.
[解] 一般字典翻成 “遁辭”、“藉口” 容易誤導，其實此字就是 “欺騙” (deception) ，只是欺騙的手 段是 “詭計”(stratagem) ，而欺騙的目的是要逃跑 (escape, evade) ，字源觀念同 “潛逃”：abscond [æbˈskɑnd] (v) to depart (離開) secretly and hideoneself，字源來自ab- (away) +scond (hide) 。
specious
specious [ˈspiʃəs]
(a) 似是而非的 (假的)
(MW1) falsely appearing to be fair, just,or right: appearing to betrue but actuallyfalse
(MW2) having a false look oftruth or genuineness: SOPHISTIC <specious reasoning >
[源] spec- (look) + -i- (膠水) + -ous (形尾) ，“看”起來像真的，但實際上是假的。
[例] Despite sounding credible,allof Jordan’s arguments were specious.
spurious
spurious [ˈspjʊrɪəs]
(a) 假的
(MW1) not genuine, sincere, or authentic
(MW2) outwardlysimilar or corresponding to somethingwithout having its genuinequalities: FALSE <the spurious eminenceofthe pop celebrity >
[衍] spuriousness [ˈspjʊrɪəsnɪs] (n) “虛假”。
[例] A spurious Picasso painting that wouldn’t have fooled an art expert for asecond.
apocryphal
apocryphal [əˈpɑkrəfəl]
(a) 偽(經) 的 (非正統的)
(MW1) well-known but probablynot true
(MW2) of doubtful authenticity: SPURIOUS
[例] an apocryphal storyabout the president’s childhood
[解] 原意指 “(聖經的) 偽經 (Apocrypha) ”，概念上是眾所周知 (不特別說明，大眾不會發現) 的事 物，但可能不是真的 (須查證後才知) 。
malinger
malinger [məˈlɪŋgɚ]
(v) 裝病以逃避職責
(MW1) to pretendto be sick orinjured in order to avoiddoing work
(MW2) to pretend or exaggerate incapacity or illness(as to avoid duty orwork)
[衍] malingerer [məˈlɪŋgərɚ] (n) “裝病以逃避職責者”。
[例] His boss suspected him of malingering because of his frequent absencesfromwork.
chicanery
chicanery [ʃɪˈkenərɪ]
(n) 欺騙
(MW1) actions or statements that trick people intobelieving something that isnottrue: deception or trickery
(MW2) deception by artful subterfuge or sophistry: TRICKERY
[例] He wasn’t above (不屑於做) using chicanery to winvotes.
