一、详细释义:


n.

欺骗,欺诈,诡计,谎言


例句:

It is discouraging to think how many people are shocked by honesty and how few by deceit.

令人沮丧的是,有那么多人对诚实感到吃惊,而对欺骗感到吃惊的人却那么少。


例句:

They have been involved in a campaign of deceit.

他们参与了一系列的欺骗活动。


二、词义辨析:


deceit,deception,fraud

这3个名词均含有“欺骗”之意。 deceit指歪曲实情,惯于说谎或蓄意欺骗。 deception语气较弱,一般用词,侧重于具体的骗人行为。但有时并无欺骗行为,只是玩弄把戏,故弄玄虚而已。 fraud一般用于犯罪行为的欺骗,通常指政治或经济活动中的舞弊行为。


三、参考例句:


His deceit is disgusting; he took everybody in!

他的欺诈手段令人憎恶,弄得人人上当!


He was enmeshed in a web of deceit and lies.

他陷入充满诡计和谎言的圈套。


There was no longer any deceit or bravado in the manner of the accused.

被告的态度已不再有欺诈或浮夸的样子。


Having discovered his deceit, the girls unite their efforts together to give him a lesson.

意识到了他的欺骗之后,女孩们联合起来并且教训了他。


Many is ugly and the deceit in order to achieve own goal throw over love colored clothing to mooch.

不少的丑陋及欺骗为了达到自己的目的披着爱情的彩衣招摇撞骗。