duplicity in sth
He was accused of duplicity in his dealings with clients.
他被指控在与客户的交易中口是心非。
欺骗;两面三刀;口是心非
欺诈性说法;骗人的表述;双重性;两重性;蓄意欺骗;两面三刀;欺诈或两面派的表述;背信弃义;假装持有一套意图而实际受另一套意图影响的行为
蓄意欺骗;两面三刀
Intentional deceptiveness; double-dealing.
欺诈或两面派的表述
a fraudulent or duplicitous representation
双重性;两重性
The quality of being double or twofold.
背信弃义;假装持有一套意图而实际受另一套意图影响的行为
acting in bad faith; deception by pretending to entertain one set of intentions while acting under the influence of another
His duplicity was revealed when contradictory evidence appeared.
当矛盾的证据出现时,他的口是心非被揭露了。
用法提示:名词duplicity表示表里不一的行为,在句中作主语。
She couldn't trust her partner after discovering his duplicity.
发现伴侣的不诚实之后,她无法再信任他。
用法提示:名词duplicity表示不诚实,在句中作宾语。
The politician's duplicities eventually cost him his career.
那位政客的表里不一最终毁了他的职业生涯。
用法提示:复数形式duplicities表示多次表里不一的行为,在句中作主语。
He was accused of duplicity in his dealings with clients.
他被指控在与客户的交易中口是心非。
The politician's duplicity was revealed during the debate.
这位政客的表里不一在辩论中被揭露。
It was a duplicity that shocked everyone who trusted him.
这种口是心非震惊了所有信任他的人。
语气较泛指,可指任何形式的欺骗,而 duplicity 特指表里不一。
与 deceit 近义,但更强调行为而非品质;duplicity 侧重性格上的虚伪。
与 duplicity 最接近,均强调两面手法,但 double-dealing 常用于背叛情境。
侧重假装有美德,而 duplicity 更侧重欺骗本身,不必然涉及道德标榜。
常指法律上的经济欺骗,语气比 duplicity 重,且多涉及具体行为。
grammar · medium
易错句子He is duplicity.
正确表达He is duplicitous.
"duplicity"是名词,不能用作形容词描述人,应使用形容词形式"duplicitous"。
grammar · medium
易错句子There is a duplicity of the document.
正确表达There is a duplicate of the document.
"duplicity"意为口是心非,而非复制品;表示复制品应使用"duplicate"。
针对“口是心非、不诚实”的义项,指言行一致、不欺骗。
与表里不一相对,指真心实意,无虚假。
直来直去、不绕弯,强调坦率直接,与欺瞒相对。
坦白直率,尤指不怕说出真话,与掩饰真相相对。
愿意公开、不隐瞒,与遮遮掩掩相对。
duplicity 指口是心非的不诚实;duplicate 指复制或完全相同的副本,意义完全不同。
duplicity 强调欺骗行为的不诚实;hypocrisy 强调假装有道德或信仰,两者容易混淆。
政治上的两面派行为
The voters were tired of the minister's political duplicity.
选民们厌倦了部长的政治两面派行为。
揭露两面派行径
The investigation exposed the duplicity of the company's managers.
调查揭露了公司经理们的两面派行径。
指责……口是心非
She accused her partner of duplicity during the contract talks.
她指责她的搭档在合同谈判期间口是心非。
欺骗与虚伪
The memoir describes a world of duplicity and hypocrisy.
这部回忆录描述了一个充满欺骗与虚伪的世界。
政府的口是心非
The duplicity of the government was exposed by leaked documents.
泄露的文件揭露了政府的口是心非。
du-(二;双) + plic(折叠;源自拉丁语 plicare) + -ity(名词后缀,表性质/状态)。同根词:duplicate、complicate、explicit
两者都涉及表里不一,但 hypocrisy 更侧重道貌岸然的伪装。
duplicity 常表现为骗取信任后的背弃,与 betrayal 密切相关。
惯于使用 duplicity 的人往往借此操控他人。
duplicity 常伴随对真实意图的刻意隐瞒。
在权谋语境中,duplicity 常与 intrigue 相伴出现。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.