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单词
guile
释义
guile
guile
/
ɡaɪl
/
noun
[uncountable]
formal
Word Origin
WORD ORIGIN
guile
Origin:
1200-1300
Old French
Examples
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES
By
guile
and skill, they managed to escape.
EXAMPLES FROM THE CORPUS
A man with-out
guile
or hidden history.
At Louis's side, he saw how to meet Viking attacks by diplomacy and a mixture of force and
guile
.
By
guile
, bribery or skill the fleeing rebels managed to elude their pursuers.
Fred often winced when he witnessed his wife's impudence and
guile
, but he realised she was right.
Stupid they may be but not lacking in
guile
.
They were so keen to get to grips with the enemy that they disregarded much of the training in stealth and
guile
.
Wycliffe was getting nowhere, though Tate was answering his questions without protest and, apparently, without
guile
.
the use of clever but dishonest methods to deceive someone
SYN
cunning
:
With a little guile she might get what she wanted.
—
guileful
adjective
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