shiftiness
noun[U]
uk/ˈʃɪf.ti.nəs/us/ˈʃɪf.ti.nəs/thequalityoflookingorseemingdishonest:
诡诈,不老实He has thewithdrawnshiftiness of someoneburdenedwithshamefulsecrets.他身上有一种背负着可耻秘密的人才有的沉默的诡诈。
She wassureshedetecteda new shiftiness in hismanner.她很确定她在他身上发现了以前没有的不老实。
See
shifty
- Inoticethe shiftiness in hereyesandmovements.
- As the President's shiftinessbecamemore and moreapparent, sheburstintotears.
- He coulddetectnosignof shiftiness orunease– nothing tosuggestthat herstorywas anything but thetruth.
Lies, lying & hypocrisy
- a pack of liesidiom
- artifice
- bad faith
- black is whiteidiom
- cakeism
- canard
- falsehood
- falsification
- feedsomeonea lineidiom
- fib
- fiction
- lie
- mistruth
- myth
- mythologically
- mythologize
- venality
- weasel words
- white lie
- whopper