guile

• n. 狡猾；诡计；欺诈

词源同wile, 欺诈，奸诈。

guile (n.)

mid-12c., from Old French guile "deceit, wile, fraud, ruse, trickery," probably from Frankish *wigila "trick, ruse" or a related Germanic source, from Proto-Germanic *wih-l- (cognates: Old Frisian wigila "sorcery, witchcraft," Old English wig "idol," Gothic weihs "holy," German weihen "consecrate"), from PIE root *weik- (2) "consecrated, holy."

1. His cunning and guile were not attributes I would ever underestimate.

我从未对他的狡猾和奸诈掉以轻心。

来自柯林斯例句

2. He is full of guile.

他非常狡诈.

来自《简明英汉词典》

3. A swindler uses guile; a robber uses force.

骗子用诈术; 强盗用武力.

来自《现代英汉综合大词典》

4. I love children's innocence and lack of guile.

我喜欢孩子的天真无邪。

来自辞典例句

5. Here was neither guile nor rapacity.

在她身上没有狡诈和贪婪.

来自英汉文学 - 嘉莉妹妹