guile
英[gaɪl]
美[ɡaɪl]
- n. 狡猾；诡计；欺诈
助记提示
1、wile => guile.
2、gu <=> w.
3、guile <=> wile.
4. 谐音“盖哦”。
中文词源
guile 奸诈
词源同wile, 欺诈，奸诈。
英文词源
- guile (n.)
- mid-12c., from Old French guile "deceit, wile, fraud, ruse, trickery," probably from Frankish *wigila "trick, ruse" or a related Germanic source, from Proto-Germanic *wih-l- (cognates: Old Frisian wigila "sorcery, witchcraft," Old English wig "idol," Gothic weihs "holy," German weihen "consecrate"), from PIE root *weik- (2) "consecrated, holy."
双语例句
- 1. His cunning and guile were not attributes I would ever underestimate.
- 我从未对他的狡猾和奸诈掉以轻心。
来自柯林斯例句
- 2. He is full of guile.
- 他非常狡诈.
来自《简明英汉词典》
- 3. A swindler uses guile; a robber uses force.
- 骗子用诈术; 强盗用武力.
来自《现代英汉综合大词典》
- 4. I love children's innocence and lack of guile.
- 我喜欢孩子的天真无邪。
来自辞典例句
- 5. Here was neither guile nor rapacity.
- 在她身上没有狡诈和贪婪.
来自英汉文学 - 嘉莉妹妹