英语词汇“cunningness”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

Example Sentences

Adjective … this cat has made his way into the Fitness Center for cunning reasons of his own and reveals himself only to certain privileged individuals.

Joyce Carol Oates, Harper's, June 2008 Throughout his time hunting the vampire, Manolito had been wounded and poisoned on many occasions, but still he'd survived because he'd always used his brain. He was cunning and shrewd and very intelligent.

Christine Feehan, Dark Possession, 2007 I have recounted the advice I received from an old-timer about how to keep raccoons out of garbage cans—advice that eventually included the purchase of a combination lock. ("A raccoon's cunning, but he's got no head for figures.")

Calvin Trillin, New Yorker, 11 Oct. 1993 A cunning politician is often found skulking under the clerical robe, with an outside all religion, and an inside all political rancour.

Washington Irving, A History of New York, 1809, in History, Tales and Sketches, (1977) 1983 So the Leader went into his den and looked at his children—two very cunning little cubs, lying on the floor.

Hugh Lofting, The Story of Doctor Dolittle, 1920 She was cunning enough to fool me. a cunning, underhanded plan to win the election by preying on people's fears and prejudices Noun The writing is best in the play's later scenes, when More deploys his legal cunning to help him weasel out of a political trap set by the oleaginous Thomas Cromwell …

John Lahr, New Yorker, 20 Oct. 2008 Tsvetaeva was lacking, moreover, in any instinct for cunning or self-preservation, or even for what might be called mere getting along …

Claudia Roth Pierpont, New Yorker, 7 Feb. 1994 He could see no change, save that in the eyes there was a look of cunning and in the mouth the curved wrinkle of the hypocrite.

Oscar Wilde, The Picture of Dorian Gray, 1891 He may be a fraud, but you have to admire his cunning. the cunning with which Tom Sawyer was able to get others to whitewash the fence for him See More

Recent Examples on the Web

Adjective

The weak position means resorting to tricks that are not to do with being physically strong but to do with clever tongues, cunning, and high spirits.

Katy Waldman, The New Yorker, 26 June 2022 And of course, the Kardashian family has created a multibillion-dollar empire out of cunning, chutzpah, a complete lack of inhibition and a willingness to confect drama for ratings.

refinery29.com, 18 May 2022 That’s Odysseus—the wiliness, that idea of the cunning trickster.

Katy Waldman, The New Yorker, 26 June 2022 Even if Lady Macbeth appears in substantially fewer scenes than her husband, her cunning mind — and Negga’s command of Shakespeare’s verse — leave an indelible imprint.

New York Times, 7 June 2022 Coughlan does great work, balancing Penelope's outward character and the more cunning Whistledown within her.

Kelly Lawler, USA TODAY, 24 Mar. 2022 Everything about this cunning story makes a mockery of its title.

Ron Charles, Washington Post, 17 May 2022 Pugh is playing Princess Irulan, the daughter of the emperor, while Butler is Feyd-Rautha, the cunning nephew of the baron who heads House Harkonnen and who is being groomed to rule Arrakis.

Borys Kit, The Hollywood Reporter, 12 May 2022 Did Kathleen Peterson die in a tragic fall — or did her novelist husband, Michael, script a cunning murder?

Patrick Rogers, PEOPLE.com, 5 May 2022

Noun

Harris’ Duke plays the villainous snob with a degree of cunning that keeps us uncertain of the extent of his depravity.

Los Angeles Times, 8 July 2022 Not the brilliant but marginalized borderline personality so popular in today’s television, but the real deal, a creature held together by flop sweat, desperate cunning and doggedly delusional ambition.

Ed Stockly, Los Angeles Times, 26 July 2022 The conceptual cunning of Rivera Garza’s stories cannot account for the passion that warms them.

Merve Emre, The New Yorker, 4 July 2022 That Boris Johnson survived Monday’s snap no-confidence vote within his party is a testament to the British Prime Minister’s charisma and cunning.

The Editorial Board, WSJ, 6 June 2022 To go in knowing little or nothing about the play may be the purest way to experience its dramatic cunning.

Naveen Kumar, Variety, 17 Apr. 2022 If talks fail, Bennett could appear to have been outsmarted by Putin's cunning and could be blamed for the conflict having worsened.

Tia Goldenberg, ajc, 6 Mar. 2022 If talks fail, Bennett could appear to have been outsmarted by Putin's cunning and could be blamed for the conflict having worsened.

Tia Goldenberg, The Christian Science Monitor, 6 Mar. 2022 There also isn’t any record of their possessing any abilities more superhuman than cunning and charisma.

Joe Leydon, Variety, 4 Apr. 2022 See More

单词	cunningness
释义	cunning 1 of 2 adjective cun·ning ˈkə-niŋ 1 : dexterous or crafty in the use of special resources (such as skill or knowledge) or in attaining an end a cunning plotter 2 : characterized by wiliness and trickery cunning schemes 3 : prettily appealing : cute a cunning little kitten 4 : displaying keen insight a cunning observation cunningly ˈkə-niŋ-lē adverb cunningness noun cunning 2 of 2 noun 1 : dexterous skill and subtlety (as in inventing, devising, or executing) high-ribbed vault … with perfect cunning framed William Wordsworth 2 : craft, slyness 3 obsolete a : knowledge, learning b : magic art Synonyms Adjective artful beguiling cagey cagy crafty cute designing devious dodgy [chiefly British] foxy guileful scheming shrewd slick sly subtle tricky wily Noun artfulness artifice caginess cageyness canniness craft craftiness cunningness deviousness foxiness guile guilefulness slickness slyness sneakiness subtleness subtlety wiliness See all Synonyms & Antonyms Example Sentences Adjective … this cat has made his way into the Fitness Center for cunning reasons of his own and reveals himself only to certain privileged individuals. Joyce Carol Oates, Harper's, June 2008 Throughout his time hunting the vampire, Manolito had been wounded and poisoned on many occasions, but still he'd survived because he'd always used his brain. He was cunning and shrewd and very intelligent. Christine Feehan, Dark Possession, 2007 I have recounted the advice I received from an old-timer about how to keep raccoons out of garbage cans—advice that eventually included the purchase of a combination lock. ("A raccoon's cunning, but he's got no head for figures.") Calvin Trillin, New Yorker, 11 Oct. 1993 A cunning politician is often found skulking under the clerical robe, with an outside all religion, and an inside all political rancour. Washington Irving, A History of New York, 1809, in History, Tales and Sketches, (1977) 1983 So the Leader went into his den and looked at his children—two very cunning little cubs, lying on the floor. Hugh Lofting, The Story of Doctor Dolittle, 1920 She was cunning enough to fool me. a cunning, underhanded plan to win the election by preying on people's fears and prejudices Noun The writing is best in the play's later scenes, when More deploys his legal cunning to help him weasel out of a political trap set by the oleaginous Thomas Cromwell … John Lahr, New Yorker, 20 Oct. 2008 Tsvetaeva was lacking, moreover, in any instinct for cunning or self-preservation, or even for what might be called mere getting along … Claudia Roth Pierpont, New Yorker, 7 Feb. 1994 He could see no change, save that in the eyes there was a look of cunning and in the mouth the curved wrinkle of the hypocrite. Oscar Wilde, The Picture of Dorian Gray, 1891 He may be a fraud, but you have to admire his cunning. the cunning with which Tom Sawyer was able to get others to whitewash the fence for him See More Recent Examples on the Web Adjective The weak position means resorting to tricks that are not to do with being physically strong but to do with clever tongues, cunning, and high spirits. Katy Waldman, The New Yorker, 26 June 2022 And of course, the Kardashian family has created a multibillion-dollar empire out of cunning, chutzpah, a complete lack of inhibition and a willingness to confect drama for ratings. refinery29.com, 18 May 2022 That’s Odysseus—the wiliness, that idea of the cunning trickster. Katy Waldman, The New Yorker, 26 June 2022 Even if Lady Macbeth appears in substantially fewer scenes than her husband, her cunning mind — and Negga’s command of Shakespeare’s verse — leave an indelible imprint. New York Times, 7 June 2022 Coughlan does great work, balancing Penelope's outward character and the more cunning Whistledown within her. Kelly Lawler, USA TODAY, 24 Mar. 2022 Everything about this cunning story makes a mockery of its title. Ron Charles, Washington Post, 17 May 2022 Pugh is playing Princess Irulan, the daughter of the emperor, while Butler is Feyd-Rautha, the cunning nephew of the baron who heads House Harkonnen and who is being groomed to rule Arrakis. Borys Kit, The Hollywood Reporter, 12 May 2022 Did Kathleen Peterson die in a tragic fall — or did her novelist husband, Michael, script a cunning murder? Patrick Rogers, PEOPLE.com, 5 May 2022 Noun Harris’ Duke plays the villainous snob with a degree of cunning that keeps us uncertain of the extent of his depravity. Los Angeles Times, 8 July 2022 Not the brilliant but marginalized borderline personality so popular in today’s television, but the real deal, a creature held together by flop sweat, desperate cunning and doggedly delusional ambition. Ed Stockly, Los Angeles Times, 26 July 2022 The conceptual cunning of Rivera Garza’s stories cannot account for the passion that warms them. Merve Emre, The New Yorker, 4 July 2022 That Boris Johnson survived Monday’s snap no-confidence vote within his party is a testament to the British Prime Minister’s charisma and cunning. The Editorial Board, WSJ, 6 June 2022 To go in knowing little or nothing about the play may be the purest way to experience its dramatic cunning. Naveen Kumar, Variety, 17 Apr. 2022 If talks fail, Bennett could appear to have been outsmarted by Putin's cunning and could be blamed for the conflict having worsened. Tia Goldenberg, ajc, 6 Mar. 2022 If talks fail, Bennett could appear to have been outsmarted by Putin's cunning and could be blamed for the conflict having worsened. Tia Goldenberg, The Christian Science Monitor, 6 Mar. 2022 There also isn’t any record of their possessing any abilities more superhuman than cunning and charisma. Joe Leydon, Variety, 4 Apr. 2022 See More Word History Etymology Adjective and Noun Middle English, from present participle of can know First Known Use Adjective 14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1 Noun 14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 3a Phrases Containing cunning low cunning low cunning Kids Definition cunning 1 of 2 adjective cun·ning ˈkə-niŋ 1 : skillful and clever at using special knowledge or at getting something done a cunning craftsman 2 : showing craftiness and trickery a cunning plot a cunning thief cunning 2 of 2 noun 1 : skill sense 1, dexterity … they … felt the love of beautiful things made by hands and by cunning … J. R. R. Tolkien, The Hobbit 2 : cleverness or skill especially at tricking people in order to get something … she had been defeated by the superior cunning of the aged witch … L. Frank Baum, The Marvelous Land of Oz cunningness noun 1 as in cunning skill in achieving one's ends through indirect, subtle, or underhanded means it took a certain amount of cunningness on the photographer's part to obtain such revealing portraits of his rich and famous subjects Synonyms & Similar Words Relevance cunning deviousness slyness sneakiness wiliness guile subtlety artfulness subtleness canniness craftiness caginess slickness ease guilefulness shrewdness craft foxiness cleverness artifice inventiveness calculation cageyness ingenuity ingeniousness savvy design finesse care duplicity underhandedness shiftiness deceitfulness sharpness facility 2 as in deception the inclination or practice of misleading others through lies or trickery people should remember that it was cunningness and not kindness that made him a very wealthy lawyer Synonyms & Similar Words cunning deception deceit deceptiveness deceitfulness fraud cheating duplicity guile wiliness lying dishonesty craftiness dissimulation crookedness secrecy fakery dissembling cozenage dupery crookery double-dealing subterfuge trickery shrewdness foxiness fraudulence craft prevarication deviousness guilefulness artifice artfulness mendacity hypocrisy chicanery insincerity skulduggery jugglery underhandedness swindling unscrupulousness slyness sneakiness equivocation skullduggery obliquity sanctimoniousness wile furtiveness covertness legerdemain caginess stealthiness shiftiness fib untruth falsehood two-facedness shadiness smoothness chicane treacherousness slipperiness slickness mountebankery hanky-panky falsity oiliness cageyness Antonyms & Near Antonyms sincerity ingenuousness guilelessness forthrightness artlessness frankness directness openness candor honesty plainness candidness reliability probity trustworthiness solidity dependability integrity good faith goodness truthfulness decency virtuousness righteousness incorruptibility uprightness plainspokenness reliableness trustiness trustability See More
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