释义 |
skulduggeryskul‧dug‧ge‧ry, skullduggery /ˌskʌlˈdʌɡəri/ noun [uncountable] old-fashioned  skulduggeryOrigin: 1800-1900 sculduddery ‘immoral activity’ (18-19 centuries) - He is serving a prison sentence for financial skulduggery.
- An account of that can be woven into the story of skulduggery that now follows.
- And yet ... she thought of Officer Hassan and his belief that there had been skulduggery in the case of Wolfgang Klein.
- Samuel was convulsed with fury at this new evidence of skulduggery, resolved that no holds would be barred now.
- She refused to think about Simon's skulduggery - or any corrections - now.
- Who is going to pick up the bill for all their tommy rot and skulduggery, Miss Green?
secretly dishonest or illegal activity – also used humorously |