deception
nounWord Family
- deceive verb
- deceit noun
- deceitful adjective
- deception noun
- deceptive adjective
- [uncountable]
the act of deliberately making somebody believe something that is not true (= of deceiving them) 欺骗；蒙骗；诓骗 a drama full of lies and deception 充满谎言和欺骗的一出戏 He was accused of obtaining property by deception. 他被指控骗取钱财。
Extra ExamplesTopics Crime and punishmentc1He'll use deception to get what he wants. 他会使用欺骗手段来得到他想要的东西。 She failed to see through his deception. 她没有看穿他的骗术。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- cruel
- elaborate
- deliberate
- …
- practise/practice
- use
- detect
- …
- [countable]
a trick intended to make somebody believe something that is not true 诡计；骗术；骗局 The whole episode had been a cruel deception. 这起事件从头到尾就是一个残酷的骗局。 His elaborate deception fooled everyone. 他这个精心策划的骗局愚弄了所有人。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- cruel
- elaborate
- deliberate
- …
- practise/practice
- use
- detect
- …
Word Originlate Middle English: from late Latin deceptio(n-), from decipere ‘deceive’.