詞彙精選：deceit的用法和辨析

一、詳細釋義：

n.

欺騙，欺詐，詭計，謊言

例句：

It is discouraging to think how many people are shocked by honesty and how few by deceit.

令人沮喪的是，有那麼多人對誠實感到吃驚，而對欺騙感到吃驚的人卻那麼少。

例句：

They have been involved in a campaign of deceit.

他們參與了一系列的欺騙活動。

二、詞義辨析：

deceit,deception,fraud

這3個名詞均含有“欺騙”之意。deceit指歪曲實情，慣於說謊或蓄意欺騙。deception語氣較弱，一般用詞，側重於具體的騙人行爲。但有時並無欺騙行爲，只是玩弄把戲，故弄玄虛而已。 fraud一般用於犯罪行爲的欺騙，通常指政治或經濟活動中的舞弊行爲。

三、參考例句：

His deceit is disgusting; he took everybody in!

他的欺詐手段令人憎惡，弄得人人上當！

He was enmeshed in a web of deceit and lies.

他陷入充滿詭計和謊言的圈套。

There was no longer any deceit or bravado in the manner of the accused.

被告的態度已不再有欺詐或浮誇的樣子。

Having discovered his deceit, the girls unite their efforts together to give him a lesson.

意識到了他的欺騙之後，女孩們聯合起來並且教訓了他。

Many is ugly and the deceit in order to achieve own goal throw over love colored clothing to mooch.

不少的醜陋及欺騙爲了達到自己的目的披着愛情的綵衣招搖撞騙。