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a scheming [person]
常修饰表示人的名词，含贬义，指其人暗地谋划、不怀好意。
The movie's villain is a scheming politician who will do anything to win.
电影中的反派是一个诡计多端的政客，为了获胜什么事都做得出来。
诡计多端的；工于心计的
先理解核心含义，再看它在真实句子里的用法。
诡计多端的；工于心计的
used of persons; given to making secret plans, especially to benefit oneself
The movie's villain is a scheming politician who will do anything to win.
电影中的反派是一个诡计多端的政客，为了获胜什么事都做得出来。
用于人
used of persons
The scheming manager took credit for work his team had done.
那个诡计多端的经理把团队完成工作的功劳据为己有。
I didn't realize how scheming she was until she turned against her best friend.
直到她背叛最好的朋友，我才意识到她是多么诡计多端。
The scheming landlord kept part of the deposit without giving any reason.
那个狡诈的房东没有给出任何理由就扣留了一部分押金。
常修饰表示人的名词，含贬义，指其人暗地谋划、不怀好意。
The movie's villain is a scheming politician who will do anything to win.
电影中的反派是一个诡计多端的政客，为了获胜什么事都做得出来。
作表语时可用 be、look、seem 等系动词，主语通常是人。
She seems scheming, but perhaps she is just very careful.
她看起来工于心计，但也许只是非常谨慎。
Not this
He is a scheme person.
Use this
He is a scheming person.
scheme 是名词，不能直接用来形容人；表示“诡计多端的”需要用形容词 scheming，即动词 scheme 加 -ing 形式。这里想表达“他这个人诡计多端”，必须用形容词形式。
Not this
This is a scheming plan.
Use this
This is a cunning plan.
scheming 意为“工于心计的”，通常只用来形容人或人的表情、行为等，不能直接修饰 plan（计划）。表达“狡猾的计划”时，应改用能够修饰事物的形容词 cunning 或 devious。
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诡计多端的政客
The scheming politician was finally exposed by the press.
那个诡计多端的政客最终被媒体曝光了。
工于心计的本性
Her scheming nature made it hard for others to trust her.
她工于心计的本性使别人很难信任她。
狡黠的神情
He gave me a scheming look before walking away.
他走开之前给了我一个狡黠的神情。
诡计多端的手段
The novel portrays the court official's scheming ways in vivid detail.
这部小说生动地描绘了那位朝廷官员诡计多端的手段。
阴险的反派
The scheming villain plotted to take over the kingdom.
这个阴险的反派密谋夺取王国的统治权。
Use scheming naturally, then get feedback on meaning, tone, grammar, and phrasing.
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scheming 来自 scheme（阴谋），想象一个人整天盘算诡计的样子，即“诡计多端的”。
语域：neutral 常见场景：描述人物性格、谈论暗中算计 该词为中性偏常用的形容词，正式与非正式场合都较常见，多用于描述人善于算计、暗中谋利，常带贬义。
常用于贬义，修饰人或计划。
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