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Duplicity N Latin Dju(:)'Plisiti N.欺骗,口是心非 英 欺骗,口是心非 Hypocritical

单词 duplicity
音标 [dju(:)'plisiti]
解释 n.欺骗,口是心非
红宝书 【英】 n. 欺骗,口是心非 (hypocritical cunning or deception)
【记】 du(二)+pilc(重叠)+i ty→有二层(态度)→ 口是心非
字源 duplicity (n.)
early 15c., from Old French duplicite (13c.), from Late Latin duplicitatem (nominative duplicitas) "doubleness," in Medieval Latin "ambiguity," noun of quality from duplex (genitive duplicis) "twofold." The notion is of being "double" in one's conduct (compare Greek diploos "treacherous, double-minded," literally "twofold, double").
不择手段背单词 n. 两面派; 口是心非; 两重性(具有两种性质或状态)
【记】du二, pilc重叠一有二层重叠的态度一口是心非
【参】duplicitous(adj 搞两面派的; 奸诈的)
【类】callous: impassive = dupe: duplicity冷淡的: 冷漠的 = 欺骗: 不诚实(同义)
趣味全助记 【记】duplicate 两面的,表里不一的
【相关】complicity 同谋, 共犯

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