deceitful

/dɪˈsiːtfl/ (bre, ipa) · /dɪˈsiːtfl/ (ame, ipa) · /di-ˈsēt-fəl/ (ame, mw)

deceitful — 形容詞

  • deceitfulpositive
  • more deceitfulcomparative
  • most deceitfulsuperlative

1. willing to lie or hide the truth on purpose in order to fool other people, usual

1.形容詞C1
釋義

詭詐的

故意說謊誤導他人以圖利的

willing to lie or hide the truth on purpose in order to fool other people, usually so that you can gain something for yourself

例句

Salma called her former business partner a deceitful man who hid losses from investors.

Salma 形容她的前事業夥伴是個詭詐的人，向投資者隱瞞虧損。

a deceitful [person] — common attributive use with a human noun

The judge ruled that the salesman had been deceitful about the car's true age.

法官裁定那名業務員就那輛車的真實車齡有詭詐的行為。

be deceitful about [topic] — pattern for naming what was lied about

同義詞
  • dishonest

    broader and milder; covers any failure to tell the truth, even small ones

  • duplicitous

    formal; emphasises saying one thing while believing or doing another

  • underhanded

    focuses on sneaky methods rather than direct lies

  • two-faced

    informal; specifically about being friendly in person and hostile behind someone's back

反義詞
  • honest

    the everyday opposite

  • truthful

    focuses on saying only true things

  • straightforward

    emphasises being open and easy to understand, no hidden agenda

用法筆記

Strongly negative moral judgement; far harsher than 'dishonest'. Used of people, their words (claims, promises, emails), or their actions, never of neutral mistakes.

常見錯誤

❌The maths question was deceitful.
✅The maths question was tricky.
💡'deceitful' implies a person chose to mislead; inanimate puzzles are 'tricky' or 'misleading', not 'deceitful'.
❌I was deceitful by the advertisement.
✅I was deceived by the advertisement.
💡'deceitful' describes the liar, not the person fooled; use the verb 'deceive' for the victim.