| 释义 |
double-face
a. (Properly two words, double face) ‘Duplicity; the acting of different parts in the same concern’ Webster 1828.
b. (ˈdouble-face), A double-faced person, a hypocrite.
1892Boy's Own Paper Nov. 55/3 Then you believe that uncle is a double-face. 1910W. B. Yeats Green Helmet 29 You say that, you double-face.
c. = double-faced l b. Also as n., a fabric so finished.
1873Young Englishwoman Sept. 442/2 The wide sash of double-face ribbon. 1966Guardian 6 Sept. 6/6 A raglan coat, of white/nutbrown doubleface. |