cunning
英 ['k?n??]
美['k?n??]
- adj. 狡猾的；巧妙的；可愛的
- n. 狡猾
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詞態(tài)變化
副詞:?cunningly;
中文詞源
cunning 狡猾的
cun-,詞源同can,知道，了解。此處用作貶義。
英文詞源
- cunning
- cunning: [13] Cunning did not always have its present-day negative connotations. At first it was a term of approval, meaning ‘learned’. It is connected in some way to the verb can, which originally meant ‘know’, although it is not altogether clear whether it is a direct use of the present participle of the English verb, or whether it was borrowed from the related Old Norse kunnandi, present participle of kunna ‘know’. Either way, it is a parallel formation to canny [16]. The sense ‘skilfully deceitful’ developed towards the end of the 16th century.
=> canny - cunning (adj.)
- early 14c., "learned, skillful," present participle of cunnen "to know" (see can (v.1)). Sense of "skillfully deceitful" is probably late 14c. As a noun from c. 1300. Related: Cunningly.
雙語例句
- 1. His cunning and guile were not attributes I would ever underestimate.
- 我從未對他的狡猾和奸詐掉以輕心。
來自柯林斯例句
- 2. Intelligence and cunning emanated from him.
- 他透著一種智慧和狡黠。
來自柯林斯例句
- 3. Enrico was too good, an old fox, cunning.
- 恩里科很有心計，是一只狡猾的老狐貍。
來自柯林斯例句
- 4. He was as cunning as a fox.
- 他像狐貍一樣狡猾。
來自《權威詞典》
- 5. A spy used cunning means to find out secrets.
- 間諜使用狡猾的手段獲取機密.
來自《簡明英漢詞典》