deceptive
英 [dɪˈsep.tɪv]
美 [dɪˈsep.tɪv]
1、de- "from" or pejorative + cept- + -ive.
2、贬义本来就跟向下具有关联性的。
- deceptive (adj.)
- 1610s, from French deceptif (late 14c.), from Medieval Latin deceptivus, from decept-, past participle stem of Latin decipere (see deceive). Earlier in this sense was deceptious (c. 1600), from French deceptieux, from Medieval Latin deceptiosus, from deceptionem. Related: Deceptively; deceptiveness.
- 1. Appearances can be deceptive.
- 外表可能是靠不住的。
- 2. His appearance was deceptive.
- 他的外表带有欺骗性.
- 3. Armed with such a precept, a number of doctors may slip into deceptive practices.
- 有了这样一条指导原则, 一些医生可能渐渐习惯于采取骗人的做法.
- 4. The apparent simplicity of his plot is deceptive.
- 他的故事情节貌似简单,其实不然。
- 5. We feel that the foregoing analysis is deceptive and dangerous.
- 我们认为上述的分析是靠不住的,也是危险的.