deceptive

IPA/dɪˈseptɪv/
KK[dɪsˈɛptɪv]IPA/dɪˈseptɪv/

deceptive — 形容詞

  • deceptivepositive
  • more deceptivecomparative
  • most deceptivesuperlative

1. looking or sounding like one thing when the truth is different, so people get a

1.形容詞B2
釋義

騙人；誤導

外表或印象與真實不符，使人誤判

looking or sounding like one thing when the truth is different, so people get a false idea of what is real.

例句

The calm sea looked safe, but the gentle waves were deceptive and pulled Aoi out into deeper water.

海面看起來很平靜安全，但那種溫和的波浪其實很騙人，把 Aoi 捲到更深的地方去了。

predicative position: be + deceptive contrasting appearance with reality

Romi warned the tourists that the photo of the hotel pool was deceptive — the real pool was much smaller.

Romi 提醒遊客，那張飯店泳池的照片很有誤導性，實際上的池子小得多。

be + deceptive with a concrete object (photo) as subject

常見搭配
  • deceptive appearance
  • deceptive simplicity
  • deceptive calm
  • looks can be deceptive
  • deceptive packaging
  • deceptively simple
同義詞
  • misleading

    very close in meaning; 'misleading' is more neutral and often used of information or statements rather than appearances.

  • illusory

    more formal; suggests the thing only seems to exist or be real, often used of hopes or success.

  • false

    broader and stronger; says the thing itself is not real, while 'deceptive' says it gives a wrong impression.

反義詞
  • genuine

    the appearance matches the reality, with no hidden trick.

  • straightforward

    easy to understand correctly, with nothing hidden behind it.

文法句型

deceptive + noun

deceptively + adjective/verb

用法筆記

Often describes appearances, looks, sounds, photos, or surface impressions that hide a different reality. Subject is usually a noun like 'appearance', 'looks', 'calm', 'photo', 'simplicity', or the thing whose surface misleads.

常見錯誤

Karim was deceptive to his teacher.
Karim deceived his teacher.
'deceptive' describes something that gives a false impression, not the act of lying; use the verb 'deceive' for the action.

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常見搭配

名詞搭配

  • deceptive appearance
  • deceptive simplicity
  • deceptive calm
  • deceptive packaging
  • deceptive advertising
  • deceptive practice

副詞搭配

  • highly deceptive
  • rather deceptive
  • deeply deceptive

常用片語

  • looks can be deceptive
  • appearances can be deceptive

介系詞搭配

  • deceptive about something