释义 |
insidiousness|ɪnˈsɪdɪəsnɪs| [f. as prec. + -ness.] Insidious quality or character; treacherousness, craftiness, subtle deceitfulness.
1677Barrow Serm. (1687) I. v. 65 He hath little of the Serpent, (none of its lurking insidiousness). 1751Johnson Rambler No. 174 ⁋8 My heart, indeed, acquits me of deliberate malignity, or interested insidiousness. 1846Lundie Missionary Life in Samoa 272 The disastrous results of Jesuitical insidiousness. |