| 单词 | cunning |
|---|---|
| 音标 | ['kʌniŋ] |
| 解释 | a.善于骗人的；灵巧的；n.欺诈行为 |
| 红宝书 | 【英】 adj. 善于骗人的(clever at deceiving people);灵巧的(ingenious);n. 欺诈行为(cunning behavior or quality) 【例】 When he couldn't get what he wanted openly and honestly, he resorted to low cunning. |
| 字源 | cunning (adj.) early 14c., "learned, skillful," present participle of cunnen "to know" (see can (v.1)). Sense of "skillfully deceitful" is probably late 14c. As a noun from c.1300. Related: Cunningly. |
| 不择手段背单词 | adj. 狡猾的(善于骗人的) = clever = deceiving); 精巧的, 灵巧的 = ingenious; n 诡计 = guile; 灵巧 = dexterity 【类】watchful: waylaid = cunning: gulled警惕的不会被埋伏 = 狡猾的不会被骗 【反】artless(adj 朴实的); ingenuous(adj 坦白直率的) |
| 趣味全助记 | 【记】can 能；这人很能啊 |
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