a tricksy + noun
tricksy 作定语时放在名词前,常修饰带有欺骗性的人或事物。
He gave a tricksy answer that avoided the question.
他给了一个狡猾的回答,避开了那个问题。
狡诈的;诡计多端的;狡猾的
好耍诡计的;狡猾的;欺骗的。;淘气的;欺骗的;恶作剧的
Inclined to trickery; sneaky or devious.
好耍诡计的;狡猾的;欺骗的。
Inclined to trickery; sneaky, devious.
The tricksy salesman promised a huge discount but charged us double.
那个狡猾的销售员承诺给我们很大的折扣,却收了双倍的钱。
用法提示:tricksy 作定语形容词,修饰 salesman,表示‘狡诈的’。
She gave me a tricksy look, and I knew she was hiding something.
她给了我一个狡诈的眼神,我就知道她在隐瞒什么。
用法提示:tricksy 作定语,修饰 look(眼神),表示‘狡诈的’。
That was a tricksy move, pretending to be friendly while stealing the idea.
那是个狡猾的举动,假装友好却偷走了主意。
用法提示:tricksy 作定语,修饰 move(举动),表示‘狡猾的’。
tricksy 作定语时放在名词前,常修饰带有欺骗性的人或事物。
He gave a tricksy answer that avoided the question.
他给了一个狡猾的回答,避开了那个问题。
作表语时常用 be、seem、look 等系动词,表示“显得狡猾或靠不住”。
The offer seemed tricksy, so we asked for a lawyer.
这个提议似乎很狡猾,所以我们请了一位律师。
比较级 tricksier 用于两者比较,后接 than。
This riddle is tricksier than the last one.
这个谜语比上一个更狡猾。
最高级 tricksiest 前通常加 the,用于三者或以上的比较。
That was the tricksiest excuse I have ever heard.
那是我听过的最狡猾的借口。
grammar · medium
易错句子He often plays tricksy on his classmates.
正确表达He often plays tricks on his classmates.
play a trick / play tricks on sb 是固定搭配,play 的宾语必须是名词 trick(s);tricksy 是形容词,不能作宾语。
grammar · medium
易错句子She got the job by tricksy.
正确表达She got the job by trickery.
介词 by 后需要名词;表示“欺骗行为”的名词是 trickery,而 tricksy 是形容词,不能作介词宾语。
tricky 更常用,既指人“狡猾、爱骗人”,也大量指事情“棘手、难办”;tricksy 更书面、较少见,几乎只指人“爱耍诡计、狡黠”。表示“难对付”时只用 tricky,不用 tricksy。
sly 强调暗中使坏、偷偷摸摸,常带“鬼鬼祟祟”的意味;tricksy 更强调爱耍花招、诡计多端,且更书面、少见。sly 可修饰笑、眼神等暗示心机,tricksy 一般不这样用。
crafty 强调善于用计谋达到目的,常暗示精明、会算计;tricksy 更偏“爱耍花招、欺骗”,更书面且少见。crafty 可指人也可指手段,tricksy 基本只形容人或其行为。
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