two-facedadj.

/ˈtuːˌfeɪst/

1. Having two faces: = double-faced adj. 1.

ΘΚΠ

the world > relative properties > number > specific numbers > two > duality > [adjective] > having two faces or aspects

double-faced1589

bifront1598

bifronted1598

two-faced1659

bipolar1810

bifrontal1876

bifacial1884

double-sided1907

1659 T. Pecke Parnassi Puerperium 160 Janus..The Two-fac'd God.

1793 T. Martyn Lang. Bot. sig. U8 Two-faced leaves.

1861 J. G. Sheppard Fall of Rome i. 13 January presents itself under the influence of the ‘Two-faced Janus’.

2. figurative. Deceitful, insincere: = double-faced adj. 2.

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

a1640 J. Fletcher et al. Queene of Corinth iii. ii, in F. Beaumont & J. Fletcher Comedies & Trag. (1647) sig. Bbbbbb3^v/2 Who can trust The gentle lookes and words of two-fac'd man?

1720 R. Welton tr. T. Alvares de Andrade Sufferings Son of God II. xiv. 364 People, who, in Private..approve of the principles of Religion, but act the Libertine in the Face of the World... These loose and Two-fac'd Christians.

1864 in J. H. Newman Apol. v. 429 Two-faced persons, who did not go simply and straightforwardly to work.

Derivatives

two-facedness n.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > conformity with what is known, truth > deceit, deception, trickery > evasive deception, shiftiness > [noun] > double-dealing, duplicity

doublenessc1374

frouncec1374

duplicityc1430

double-heartedness1571

a heart and a heart1583

two hearts1594

ambidextry1611

ambidexterity1755

double-facedness1867

two-facedness1882

double-handedness1883

1882 in Jamieson's Etymol. Dict. Sc. Lang. (new ed.) IV. 647.

1889 T. De W. Talmage Serm. in Voice (N.Y.) 10 Oct. What subterfuge, what double-dealing, what two-facedness.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1916; most recently modified version published online March 2019).

单词	two-faced
释义	two-facedadj. /ˈtuːˌfeɪst/ 1. Having two faces: = double-faced adj. 1. ΘΚΠ the world > relative properties > number > specific numbers > two > duality > [adjective] > having two faces or aspects double-faced1589 bifront1598 bifronted1598 two-faced1659 bipolar1810 bifrontal1876 bifacial1884 double-sided1907 1659 T. Pecke Parnassi Puerperium 160 Janus..The Two-fac'd God. 1793 T. Martyn Lang. Bot. sig. U8 Two-faced leaves. 1861 J. G. Sheppard Fall of Rome i. 13 January presents itself under the influence of the ‘Two-faced Janus’. 2. figurative. Deceitful, insincere: = double-faced adj. 2. 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 a1640 J. Fletcher et al. Queene of Corinth iii. ii, in F. Beaumont & J. Fletcher Comedies & Trag. (1647) sig. Bbbbbb3^v/2 Who can trust The gentle lookes and words of two-fac'd man? 1720 R. Welton tr. T. Alvares de Andrade Sufferings Son of God II. xiv. 364 People, who, in Private..approve of the principles of Religion, but act the Libertine in the Face of the World... These loose and Two-fac'd Christians. 1864 in J. H. Newman Apol. v. 429 Two-faced persons, who did not go simply and straightforwardly to work. Derivatives two-facedness n. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > conformity with what is known, truth > deceit, deception, trickery > evasive deception, shiftiness > [noun] > double-dealing, duplicity doublenessc1374 frouncec1374 duplicityc1430 double-heartedness1571 a heart and a heart1583 two hearts1594 ambidextry1611 ambidexterity1755 double-facedness1867 two-facedness1882 double-handedness1883 1882 in Jamieson's Etymol. Dict. Sc. Lang. (new ed.) IV. 647. 1889 T. De W. Talmage Serm. in Voice (N.Y.) 10 Oct. What subterfuge, what double-dealing, what two-facedness. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1916; most recently modified version published online March 2019). < adj.a1640
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