124 deceive

英音[di'si:v];美音[di'siv]

Mislead, to practice deceit

v.欺骗,行骗

同义cheat, trick反义undeceive名词deception

解析:deceive来源于拉丁文de-(向下)+-ceive(拿、领),其字面意思为向下领,把人往下领,往阴沟里带,自然就是“欺骗”别人。

●cheat, trick与deceive都是“欺骗”“欺诈”之意。

cheat指在没被人察觉的情况下,用不诚实的手段占便宜、骗钱财。例如:A boy cheated the poor old woman out of$200.(一个男孩骗了那个可怜的老女人200美元。)

trick指通过欺骗的方式达到某一结果的行为或计策,常有不体面的动机。例如:He tricked me into lending him my house.(他哄骗我把房子借给了他。)

deceive指制造假象,以使其上当。例如:The magician deceived us by making us think the box was empty.(魔术师让我们以为箱子是空的,使我们上当。)