deceptive

英 [dɪˈseptɪv]

美 [dɪˈseptɪv]

adj.  欺骗性的; 误导的; 骗人的

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Collins.1 / BNC.13758 / COCA.11485

牛津词典

adj.

• 欺骗性的；误导的；骗人的
  likely to make you believe sth that is not true
  1. a deceptive advertisement
     虚假广告
  2. Appearances can often be deceptive (= things are not always what they seem to be) .
     外表常常靠不住。
  3. the deceptive simplicity of her writing style (= it seems simple but is not really)
     她那看似简单实则不然的写作风格

柯林斯词典

• ADJ-GRADED 欺骗性的;造成假象的
  If something isdeceptive, it encourages you to believe something which is not true.
  1. Appearances can be deceptive.
     外表可能是靠不住的。

英英释义

adj

• designed to deceive or mislead either deliberately or inadvertently
  1. the deceptive calm in the eye of the storm
  2. deliberately deceptive packaging
  3. a misleading similarity
  4. statistics can be presented in ways that are misleading
  5. shoddy business practices
  Synonym:misleadingshoddy
• causing one to believe what is not true or fail to believe what is true
  1. deceptive calm
  2. a delusory pleasure
  Synonym:delusory

双语例句

• An optical phenomenon that results in a false or deceptive visual impression.
  一种由视觉所产生的使人误解的或错误的光现象。
• If you don't work in the arts, Neptune's presence can be confusing or downright deceptive.
  如果你没有工作在艺术领域，那么海王星的存在会比较使你困惑。
• If investors have learnt anything about Spain in the crisis, it is that appearances are deceptive.
  如果说投资者从此次危机中的西班牙获得了什么教训的话，那就是表象是具有欺骗性的。
• But as with a lot of things fiscal, appearances can be deceptive.
  但与许多财政事务一样，表象可能具有欺骗性。
• You may find acquaintances being deceptive.
  你可能会发现熟人在欺骗。
• Appearances are often deceptive.
  外表常常会骗人的。
• This is the company I used to work for. I quit because everybody there was tricky and deceptive.
  我以前就是在这家公司上班，我辞职，因为那里每一个人都很奸诈善骗。
• Ananias and Sapphira did likewise, but with a divided heart and in a deceptive way.
  亚拿尼亚和撒非喇也同样做了，但是他们怀有欺心。
• There is nothing so clear and nothing more deceptive than emotions.
  再也没有像情感那麽清楚也没有比情感更容易骗人的了。
• This could not be further from the truth as it is deceptive to compare larger numbers to smaller ones.
  但这实际上与事实相去甚远，因为单纯将大数字与较小数字相比是有一定欺骗性的。