deceptive

英 [dɪˈseptɪv]

美 [dɪˈseptɪv]

adj.  欺骗性的; 误导的; 骗人的

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Collins.1 / BNC.13758 / COCA.11485

牛津词典

adj.

• 欺骗性的；误导的；骗人的
  likely to make you believe sth that is not true
  1. a deceptive advertisement
     虚假广告
  2. Appearances can often be deceptive (= things are not always what they seem to be) .
     外表常常靠不住。
  3. the deceptive simplicity of her writing style (= it seems simple but is not really)
     她那看似简单实则不然的写作风格

柯林斯词典

• ADJ-GRADED 欺骗性的;造成假象的
  If something isdeceptive, it encourages you to believe something which is not true.
  1. Appearances can be deceptive.
     外表可能是靠不住的。

英英释义

adj

• designed to deceive or mislead either deliberately or inadvertently
  1. the deceptive calm in the eye of the storm
  2. deliberately deceptive packaging
  3. a misleading similarity
  4. statistics can be presented in ways that are misleading
  5. shoddy business practices
  Synonym:misleadingshoddy
• causing one to believe what is not true or fail to believe what is true
  1. deceptive calm
  2. a delusory pleasure
  Synonym:delusory

双语例句

• Consumer councils allow consumers to express criticisms or complaints about public relations tricks and deceptive advertising.
  消费者能向消费者委员会批评和投诉公共关系骗局和欺骗性的广告。
• His appearance was deceptive.
  他的外表带有欺骗性。
• That is not to say that the advertisements are deceptive.
  这并不是说广告都是骗人的。
• This simplicity, however, is deceptive.
  然而，这种简单是带有欺骗性的。
• But its snazzy appearance is deceptive.
  但其时髦的外表很有欺骗性。
• If investors have learnt anything about Spain in the crisis, it is that appearances are deceptive.
  如果说投资者从此次危机中的西班牙获得了什么教训的话，那就是表象是具有欺骗性的。
• People who avoid eye contact during a conversation are often perceived as insincere, deceptive and untrustworthy.
  羞涩的眼神。在交谈中躲避目光接触的人常被视为不真诚、虚伪、不值得信赖。
• South Korea's low rate of unemployment is deceptive, some economists say.
  一些经济学家说，韩国的低失业率数据具有欺骗性。
• The apparent simplicity of his plot is deceptive
  他的故事情节貌似简单，其实不然。
• An optical phenomenon that results in a false or deceptive visual impression.
  一种由视觉所产生的使人误解的或错误的光现象。