Word · Frequency #22120
guile
狡诈；诡计
Cunning or deceitful cleverness; slyness.
- 1.
Astuteness often marked by a certain sense of cunning or artful deception.
精明且常带狡猾或巧妙欺骗
- 2.
Deceptiveness, deceit, fraud, duplicity, dishonesty.
欺骗、欺诈、虚伪、不诚实
精明且常带狡猾或巧妙欺骗；欺骗、欺诈、虚伪、不诚实；狡猾；狡计
In use
The con artist used guile to persuade the elderly couple to invest in a fake business.
Her guile was evident in the way she manipulated the conversation to avoid answering directly.
The fox's guile helped it escape from the trap that the farmer had set.
with guile
表示方式，意为‘用狡诈的手段’
He achieved his goals with guile.
他靠狡猾实现了目标。
use guile
She used guile to manipulate her opponents.
她使用狡计操纵对手。
full of guile
Connections
Collocations
- use guile
- 使用诡计；耍手段
- He used guile to get what he wanted.他用诡计得到了想要的东西。
- resort to guile
- 诉诸诡计；耍花招
- When direct answers failed, she resorted to guile.当正面回答行不通时，她转而耍起了花招。
- with guile
- 以狡诈手段；诡诈地
- He won the match with guile, not strength.他以狡诈而非力量赢得了比赛。
- guile and deceit
- 狡诈与欺骗
- The tale is filled with guile and deceit.这个故事充满了狡诈与欺骗。
- a man of guile
- 诡计多端的人
- He was a man of guile, trusted by no one.他是个诡计多端的人，没有人信任他。
- without guile
Learner notes
Memory Tip
记住 smile 与 guile 押韵；微笑背后，可能藏着狡猾与欺骗。
Context & Register
语域：formal 常见场景：literary writing、formal speech guile 比较正式，多用于文学或正式讲话中，日常口语较少见。它带有负面含义，指通过狡猾或欺骗达到目的，常见搭配如 with guile 或 use guile。
Grammar Note
通常不可数，但复数形式 guiles 可用于指多种诡计或具体实例。
Pronunciation & Spelling
押韵词：smile、while、file 都含 -ile，读 /aɪl/；style 拼作 -yle，发音相同。注意：guild /ɡɪld/ 和 guilt /ɡɪlt/ 以 gui- 开头但发短音 /ɪ/，与 guile 的 /ɡaɪl/ 不同；guide /ɡaɪd/ 的 gui- 发 /ɡaɪ/，但不是押韵词（结尾辅音不同）。
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.