calculating

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calculating — 形容詞

  • calculatingpositive
  • more calculatingcomparative
  • most calculatingsuperlative

1. using careful plans and other people's weaknesses to help yourself, with a cold

1.形容詞C1
釋義

工於心計

精於算計私利，讓人難信任

using careful plans and other people's weaknesses to help yourself, with a cold style that makes others distrust you.

例句

Jabari gave the landlord a calculating smile before asking for a discount.

Jabari 在開口要求降租前，先露出一個工於心計的笑容。

calculating + smile

Sirin sounded calculating while praising both teams before the vote.

Sirin 在投票前誇兩邊時，語氣聽起來很工於心計。

predicative: sound + calculating

常見搭配
  • calculating smile
  • calculating look
  • calculating tone
  • calculating silence
  • calculating expression
同義詞
  • cunning

    can sound more admiring and focuses on cleverness

  • manipulative

    stronger; stresses controlling other people directly

  • scheming

    emphasises secret plotting and hidden plans

  • strategic

    often neutral; does not always suggest selfish intent

反義詞
  • straightforward

    open and honest rather than secretly self-serving

  • generous

    more willing to think about other people's needs

文法句型

calculating + noun

seem + calculating

be + calculating

用法筆記

Usually describes a person's smile, tone, silence, or behaviour rather than a neutral plan. Distinguish from strategic: calculating adds a cold, selfish motive and often suggests little care for other people.

常見錯誤

Our maths teacher is calculating, so she solves hard sums quickly.
Our maths teacher is very good at mental calculation, so she solves hard sums quickly.
calculating about a person usually suggests selfish planning, not skill with numbers.
The team made a calculating plan for the match.
The team made a strategic plan for the match.
calculating usually judges a person's selfish motive, while strategic can describe neutral planning.

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