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单词 guile
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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024
guile /gaɪl/USA pronunciation   n. [uncountable]
  1. slyness or cunning in reaching a goal;
    crafty or artful deception;
    duplicity.
guile•ful, adj. 
guile•less, adj. 

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024
guile  (gīl),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. insidious cunning in attaining a goal;
    crafty or artful deception;
    duplicity.
  • Gmc; akin to wile
  • Old French
  • Middle English 1175–1225
    trickery, fraud, craft. See deceit. 

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
guile /ɡaɪl/ n
  1. clever or crafty character or behaviour
Etymology: 18th Century: from Old French guile, of Germanic origin; see wile

ˈguileful adj ˈguilefully adv ˈguilefulness n
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