中英互译
crafty
英 /ˈkrɑːfti/美 /ˈkræfti/
基本释义
- adj.狡猾的;灵巧的
比较级craftier或more crafty
最高级craftiest或most crafty
GRE
双语例句
- A crafty look came to his eyes.他眼中露出狡猾的神情。来自《柯林斯英汉双解大词典》
- He's a crafty old devil.他是个奸诈狡猾的家伙。来自《牛津词典》
- He was a sinister and crafty speculator.他是一个险诈的投机商。来自《新英汉大辞典》
网络短语
- Crafty Millionaire狡诈的百万富翁;精明的百万富翁
- Crafty Couture品牌名称
- crafty sycophant奸佞
- arty-crafty装艺术的;艺术家气派的
- The Crafty Cabbie狡猾的司机
词语扩展
词义分布
狡猾
57.1%
狡诈
9.5%
巧妙的
9.5%
诡计多端的
7.9%
狡黠
7.9%
奸诈的
4.8%
灵巧的
3.2%
英英释义
- adj.marked by skill in deception
- adj.getting what you want in a clever way, perhaps by being dishonest
巧妙的;狡猾的;诡计多端的- She was so crafty, nobody ever suspected her.她非常狡猾,都没有人怀疑过她。
词源
- crafty巧妙的来自craft, 工艺。
- crafty狡猾的,滑头的词根词缀: craft技巧 + -y形容词词尾
- craftyFrom Middle English crafti, crefti, from Old English cræftiġ (“ingenious; skilful; crafty; cunning; virtuous; powerful”), from Proto-Germanic *kraftagaz, *kraftugaz (“powerful”), equivalent to craft + -y. Cognate with Saterland Frisian kräftich, West Frisian krêftich, Dutch krachtig, German Low German krachtig, German kräftig.