guile
英 [ga?l]
美[ɡa?l]
- n. 狡猾；詭計(jì)；欺詐
GRE擴(kuò)展詞匯
助記提示
1、wile => guile.
2、gu <=> w.
3、guile <=> wile.
4. 諧音“蓋哦”。
2、gu <=> w.
3、guile <=> wile.
4. 諧音“蓋哦”。
中文詞源
guile 奸詐
詞源同wile, 欺詐，奸詐。
英文詞源
- 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."
雙語例句
- 1. His cunning and guile were not attributes I would ever underestimate.
- 我從未對(duì)他的狡猾和奸詐掉以輕心。
來自柯林斯例句
- 2. He is full of guile.
- 他非常狡詐.
來自《簡(jiǎn)明英漢詞典》
- 3. A swindler uses guile; a robber uses force.
- 騙子用詐術(shù); 強(qiáng)盜用武力.
來自《現(xiàn)代英漢綜合大詞典》
- 4. I love children's innocence and lack of guile.
- 我喜歡孩子的天真無邪。
來自辭典例句
- 5. Here was neither guile nor rapacity.
- 在她身上沒有狡詐和貪婪.
來自英漢文學(xué) - 嘉莉妹妹