Word · Frequency #24102
scheming
诡计多端的；工于心计的
used of persons; given to making secret plans, especially to benefit oneself
- 1.
used of persons
用于人
用于人；计划的；诡计多端的；[法] 诡计多的:诡诈的；设计的
In use
The scheming manager took credit for work his team had done.
I didn't realize how scheming she was until she turned against her best friend.
The scheming landlord kept part of the deposit without giving any reason.
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。
be/look/seem scheming
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。
Common mistakes
He is a scheme person.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。
This is a scheming plan.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。
Connections
Collocations
- scheming politician
- 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。
- scheming nature
- 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。
- scheming look
- 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。
- scheming ways
- 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。
- scheming villain
- 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。
Synonyms
Learner notes
Memory Tip
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”。
Context & Register
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。
Grammar Note
常用于贬义，修饰人或计划。
Pronunciation & Spelling
这些词都与 scheming 押韵，结尾均为 /iːmɪŋ/：dreaming、seeming、streaming、teeming、gleaming、screaming。注意 shaming /ˈʃeɪmɪŋ/ 和 charming /ˈtʃɑːrmɪŋ/ 拼写相近但发音不同。
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。
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