单词 | double-dealing |
释义 | double-dealingn. Action marked by duplicity; the profession of one thing and practice of another. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > conformity with what is known, truth > deceit, deception, trickery > evasive deception, shiftiness > [noun] > double-dealing, duplicity > in action double-dealinga1529 doubling1573 a1529 J. Skelton Dethe Erle Northumberland 174 Let double delyng in the haue no place. 1632 J. Hayward tr. G. F. Biondi Eromena 133 Some..feared there was some dissembling or double dealing in this businesse. 1748 B. Robins & R. Walter Voy. round World by Anson iii. x. 403 The malice and double dealing of the Chinese. 1830 I. D'Israeli Comm. Life Charles I III. iv. 45 Saville..by his double-dealing with the King and the Scots, proved himself a political traitor. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1897; most recently modified version published online June 2021). double-dealingadj. Using duplicity. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > conformity with what is known, truth > deceit, deception, trickery > evasive deception, shiftiness > [adjective] > double-dealing twifoldc897 doublea1340 twice-sworn1542 ambidexter1549 double-hearteda1555 double-faced1574 doubling1581 double-dealing1587 twi-faced1635 two-faceda1640 ambidextrous1646 double-headed1646 two-hearteda1656 ambidextral1665 twistical1805 twistifying1845 twistified1872 duplicitous1958 1587 Sir P. Sidney & A. Golding tr. P. de Mornay Trewnesse Christian Relig. xiv. 255 To be beguyled by a dubbledealing Spy. 1855 T. B. Macaulay Hist. Eng. IV. 53 Lowminded, doubledealing, self-seeking politicians. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1897; most recently modified version published online June 2019). < n.a1529adj.1587 |
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