a two-faced + noun
作定语修饰名词。
I can't trust a two-faced colleague.
我不能信任一个两面派的同事。
虚伪的;口是心非的;两面派的
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虚伪的;口是心非的;两面派的
Deceitful, duplicitous, hypocritical; acting in a way that contradicts one's stated feelings.
I can't trust a two-faced colleague.
我不能信任一个两面派的同事。
欺骗的,口是心非的。
Deceitful, duplicitous.
以故意欺骗为特征,尤指假装一种情感而受另一种情感驱使行事
marked by deliberate deceptiveness especially by pretending one set of feelings and acting under the influence of another; - Israel Zangwill; ; - W.M.Thackeray
虚伪的。
Hypocritical.
具有两面——一面面向未来,一面面向过去
having two faces--one looking to the future and one to the past
Our manager is two-faced: she praises us in meetings but complains about us to the boss.
我们的经理很两面派:她在会上表扬我们,却向老板抱怨我们。
AI contextual example
I stopped being friends with him after I saw how two-faced he was.
在看清他有多虚伪之后,我就不再跟他做朋友了。
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A two-faced neighbor might smile at you but spread rumors about you later.
一个两面派的邻居可能对你微笑,背地里却散布你的谣言。
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Janus the two-faced god
双面神雅努斯
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作定语修饰名词。
I can't trust a two-faced colleague.
我不能信任一个两面派的同事。
作表语,描述某人虚伪。
She is two-faced; she says one thing to me and another to him.
她很虚伪;她对我说一套,对他却说另一套。
Not this
He is a two-face person.
Use this
He is a two-faced person.
形容词“two-faced”不能误用为名词形式“two-face”,且形容词直接修饰名词,无需冠词“a”的误用(实际上“a two-faced person”中“a”正确,但错误句中“two-face”不是形容词)。正确形式应保持“-ed”后缀。
Not this
He is two-faced to his friends.
Use this
He is two-faced with his friends.
介词“to”表方向,但“two-faced”通常搭配介词“with”或“towards”表示对某人虚伪。应改为“with”以符合习惯用法。
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通常用于描述人,表示虚伪、表里不一。
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