单词	guile
释义	guileguile /ɡaɪl/ noun [uncountable] formal Word Origin WORD ORIGINguile 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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