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单词 duplicitous
释义
duplicitous
adjective
formal
uk
/dʒuˈplɪs.ɪ.təs/us
/duːˈplɪs.ə.t̬əs/
involvingduplicity:
两面派的，双面的
a duplicitoustraitor/spy/politician双面叛徒／间谍／政客
Synonym
two-faceddisapproving
Thesaurus: synonyms, antonyms, and examples
deceiving others and not telling the truth
  • dishonestThe press called out the campaign's dishonest tactics.
  • untrustworthyHe made the mistake of basing his news story on an untrustworthy source.
  • deviousIt was a devious plan - but would it work?
  • deceitfulShe's deeply deceitful and not to be trusted.
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SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Lies, lying & hypocrisy
  • a pack of liesidiom
  • artifice
  • bad faith
  • black is whiteidiom
  • cakeism
  • canard
  • falsification
  • feedsomeonea lineidiom
  • fib
  • fiction
  • flimflam
  • lie
  • myth
  • mythologically
  • mythologize
  • perjure
  • venality
  • weasel words
  • white lie
  • whopper
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(Definition ofduplicitousfrom theCambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofduplicitous

duplicitous
He is extremely sly andduplicitouswith those around him.
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Yourduplicitousfeelings and behavior are physiologically grounded.
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This serves to illustrate theduplicitousnature of agricultural returns!
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They are not so much different from asduplicitouswith respect to their sources.
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The wholesome properties of beer consumed by the workers stand in contrast to theduplicitousconsumption of spirits by those promoting abstinence.
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So friendship is often false andduplicitous, and even where it is not, it has the potential to become so.
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Such linguistic sleights, however, appeared to many asduplicitous.
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In the early modern printed book, perhaps more intensely than its manuscript predecessor, the friction between competing modes of authorship placed theduplicitousnature of the author in sharp relief.
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They are soduplicitousthat they would not ask for water if they were thirsty.
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That wasduplicitousand disingenuous, to say the least.
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It is concerned with increased integration which, as part of aduplicitouspackage, involves increased repression and control.
FromEuroparl Parallel Corpus - English
Quite frankly, he has beenduplicitouson a number of occasions.
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Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
There is nothingduplicitousabout placing amendments on the amendment paper.
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Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
There was no mention ofduplicitouslocal authorities, but no real apology either.
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Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
Many people see that as aduplicitousapproach to an objective which is not explicitly declared.
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Hansard archive
Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
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