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单词 insidious
释义 insidious
 —insidiously,  adv.   —insidiousness,  n.  
 /in sid"ee euhs/,  adj.  
  1. intended to entrap or beguile: an insidious plan.
  2. stealthily treacherous or deceitful: an insidious enemy.
  3. operating or proceeding in an inconspicuous or seemingly harmless way but actually with grave effect: an insidious disease.
 [1535-45; < L insidiosus deceitful, equiv. to insidi(ae) (pl.) an ambush (deriv. of insidere to SIT in or on) + -osus -OUS]
 Syn. 1. corrupting. 2. artful, cunning, wily, subtle, crafty.
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