duplicitous

形容词 adj.
/djʊˈplɪsɪtəs/    /duːˈplɪsətəs/|/djuːˈplɪsətəs/

英文释义

形容词 adj.
  1. Given to or marked by deliberate deceptiveness in behavior or speech.
    — It reunites the horribly duplicitous skag-addicted non-heroes of the first movie about twentysomethings trying to get off heroin in Edinburgh, and finding that they have nothing very much to put in its place.

词形变化

more duplicitous comparative most duplicitous superlative

词源

Etymology tree
English duplicity
Proto-Indo-European *h₃ed-
Proto-Indo-European *-os
Proto-Indo-European *h₃édosder.?
Proto-Italic *-ōtsos or *-otsos
Latin -ōsus
Old French -usbor.
Middle English -ous
English -ous
English duplicitous
From duplicity + -ous.
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